First Snow Flurries Down on Vineyard on Christmas Eve
A seasonal touch to Ocean Park's bandstand.
A seasonal touch to Ocean Park's bandstand.
Snow swirls around the tree in Sunset Lake.
Snow swirls around the tree in Sunset Lake.
Walking in a winter wonderland on Oak Bluffs bulkhead.
Walking in a winter wonderland on Oak Bluffs bulkhead.
Sengekontacket shoreline.
Sengekontacket shoreline.
Boat on her mooring weathers the flurries.
Boat on her mooring weathers the flurries.
Edgartown Lighthouse will help guide Santa's sleigh tonight.
Edgartown Lighthouse will help guide Santa's sleigh tonight.
North Water street transformed into a Currier and Ives scene.
North Water street transformed into a Currier and Ives scene.
Decorations outside Martha's Vineyard Banknwith a little dash of style.
Decorations outside Martha's Vineyard Banknwith a little dash of style.
Photographers ventured downtown.
Photographers ventured downtown.
Recording the day for family not on Island.
Recording the day for family not on Island.
Day off at the court house.
Day off at the court house.
Friday dawned slate gray, as if nature had drained all color from the landscape. As light broke over the Vineyard the first flakes began to fall. By mid morning snow was falling and the Island was transformed into a Currier and Ives world: fresh, silent and white. Fluffy snow blanketed woodland paths and pond edges. Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs was frosted like so many gingerbread houses. And downtown Edgartown lured photographers from the warmth of their homes. That the snow fell on Christmas Eve was just the right touch.