Island Light: Daffodil Days
Daffodils open their flowers with sun encouragement.
Daffodils open their flowers with sun encouragement.
Colorful clay of Gay Head Cliffs brightens April day.
Colorful clay of Gay Head Cliffs brightens April day.
Island eggs, fresh and tasty.
Island eggs, fresh and tasty.
Marsh walk through the salt grass along Sengekontacket.
Marsh walk through the salt grass along Sengekontacket.
Warmer temperatures encourage a trip to Philbin Beach for some trash clean up.
Warmer temperatures encourage a trip to Philbin Beach for some trash clean up.
Spending the off-season on a cradle with a view of Vineyard Haven Harbor.
Spending the off-season on a cradle with a view of Vineyard Haven Harbor.
Pristine and clear day on the north shore, here, at Wilfrid's Pond Preserve.
Pristine and clear day on the north shore, here, at Wilfrid's Pond Preserve.
Working scene on the docks at Menemsha.
Working scene on the docks at Menemsha.
Scallop shells.
Scallop shells.
Last moments of sunshine before disappearing into Sengekontacket.
Last moments of sunshine before disappearing into Sengekontacket.
Along the bottom of East Chop Drive.
Along the bottom of East Chop Drive.
We have heard the pinkletinks calling in the boggy hollows on afternoons lit by a warming sun. Early morning winds still bluster from the northeast, but nothing can erase the bright daffodil blooms on lawns now showing the first signs of new greening. The buds are fat on roadside bushes, and the birds proclaim the season in their full morning chorus.