After the Storm
A cardinal brightens winter landscape.
A cardinal brightens winter landscape.
Gay Head clay cliffs under a white blanket.
Gay Head clay cliffs under a white blanket.
Adrift in a sea of snow.
Adrift in a sea of snow.
Edgartown harbor.
Edgartown harbor.
Service resumes Friday morning at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Service resumes Friday morning at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Not a day for fishing in Menemsha.
Not a day for fishing in Menemsha.
A peek at dawn over the harbor in downtown Edgartown.
A peek at dawn over the harbor in downtown Edgartown.
Shops at Aquinnah Circle, battened down for the winter.
Shops at Aquinnah Circle, battened down for the winter.
Black-capped chickadee.
Black-capped chickadee.
Clearing the runways at the airport.
Clearing the runways at the airport.
Street lamps and morning light brighten North Water street.
Street lamps and morning light brighten North Water street.
Surf batters icy Menemsha jetties.
Surf batters icy Menemsha jetties.
Lobster traps on ice in Menemsha.
Lobster traps on ice in Menemsha.
Waiting for spring.
Waiting for spring.
Edgartown lighthouse in the background of snowy harbor scene.
Edgartown lighthouse in the background of snowy harbor scene.
Stark landscape on a cold day.
Stark landscape on a cold day.
Snow, surf, ice.
Snow, surf, ice.
Edgarown harbor, a patchword of ice and water.
Edgarown harbor, a patchword of ice and water.
Spring is right around the corner.
Spring is right around the corner.
A day of snow and blizzard conditions gave way to a cold, icy landcape Friday. Islanders emerged after a February storm to find a white world as schools opened, ferry service resumed, and life got back to normal on a cold day.