Island Light: Autumn Colors
Lambert's Cove color transitions from green to yellows and russets.
Lambert's Cove color transitions from green to yellows and russets.
Bittersweet vines line old stonewall in Chilmark.
Bittersweet vines line old stonewall in Chilmark.
Nashaquitsa Pond puts on her seasonal show.
Nashaquitsa Pond puts on her seasonal show.
Slow ebb and flow of waves massage Squibnocket Beach.
Slow ebb and flow of waves massage Squibnocket Beach.
Menemsha fish house set against a blue October sky.
Menemsha fish house set against a blue October sky.
Edgartown harbor boat at the ready to do some work.
Edgartown harbor boat at the ready to do some work.
New perspective for the Oak Bluffs seawall.
New perspective for the Oak Bluffs seawall.
Afternoon sun hits the clouds behind a Waban Park porch.
Afternoon sun hits the clouds behind a Waban Park porch.
State Beach groin extends into the calm of Nantucket Sound.
State Beach groin extends into the calm of Nantucket Sound.
Traffic traces past the grand lady Wesley Hotel as her season ends.
Traffic traces past the grand lady Wesley Hotel as her season ends.
Vineyard skies over the gaily painted cottages in the Camp Ground.
Vineyard skies over the gaily painted cottages in the Camp Ground.
The rhythms on the Vineyard shift as the winds change to the northeast. You can taste it in the October air on that last bracing sail before the boat goes into storage for another season. You can hear it in the recessional song of the Canada geese, honking southbound, and you can see it in the bright red of poison ivy vines along a favorite path. October’s clock slows and invites us to savor the moment.