Island Light: August
Brightly colored beach umbrellas decorate Island shores.
Brightly colored beach umbrellas decorate Island shores.
East Chop Lighthouse stands tall on Telegraph Hill.
East Chop Lighthouse stands tall on Telegraph Hill.
Oystercatcher prowls the pond's edge on the Lagoon.
Oystercatcher prowls the pond's edge on the Lagoon.
Cloud reflections in the stillness of Farm Pond.
Cloud reflections in the stillness of Farm Pond.
Taking in the view from the dock at Little Beach in Edgartown.
Taking in the view from the dock at Little Beach in Edgartown.
Zinnias flood flower stands in August.
Zinnias flood flower stands in August.
Blue skies and scudding clouds over West Tisbury.
Blue skies and scudding clouds over West Tisbury.
Skimmers in flight at Sengie.
Skimmers in flight at Sengie.
The first of August's two full moons, this one over Vineyard Haven harbor.
The first of August's two full moons, this one over Vineyard Haven harbor.
Taking a break in Oak Bluffs harbor.
Taking a break in Oak Bluffs harbor.
Sunflower season.
Sunflower season.
Gulls take over a pier off East Chop.
Gulls take over a pier off East Chop.
Swing and a hit at women's softball league in Veteran's Park.
Swing and a hit at women's softball league in Veteran's Park.
Safe at home!
Safe at home!
Umpire Rich Roy takes a break between innings.
Umpire Rich Roy takes a break between innings.
Sparrow in Katama.
Sparrow in Katama.
Catching the wind to cool down on a hazy, hot August afternoon.
Catching the wind to cool down on a hazy, hot August afternoon.
Little Beach in Edgartown.
Little Beach in Edgartown.
Traveling the boardwalk in style.
Traveling the boardwalk in style.
End of day on the Lagoon.
End of day on the Lagoon.
To understand the place of August in the arc of the Vineyard year, you need only the simplest of tools. A calendar and a dictionary will do.
August: Having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic. It’s hard to imagine a place on earth where the definition is more fitting than here on Martha’s Vineyard.