Island Light: August Begins
As today is Sunday and a day of rest, here is the Chilmark Community Church dressed in white.
As today is Sunday and a day of rest, here is the Chilmark Community Church dressed in white.
The gateway to Edgartown harbor and beacon for many sailors.
The gateway to Edgartown harbor and beacon for many sailors.
Stairway rises in nautilus fashion in Edgartown Lighthouse.
Stairway rises in nautilus fashion in Edgartown Lighthouse.
Lantern room opens vistas over Nantucket Sound and over Great Harbor.
Lantern room opens vistas over Nantucket Sound and over Great Harbor.
Oystercatcher frozen in flight at Squibnocket.
Oystercatcher frozen in flight at Squibnocket.
Giordano's pulses with the thrum of summer in downtown Oak Bluffs.
Giordano's pulses with the thrum of summer in downtown Oak Bluffs.
Elizabeth Maua Taylor said: "August rushes by like desert rainfall, A flood of frenzied upheavel, Expected, But still catching me uprepared. Like a matchflame Bursting on the scene, Heat and haze of crimson sunsets." It is the height of summer on the Vineyard and August indeed will rush by. Take some time to enjoy the quieter moments of the month.