Island Light: End of January
Seals warm themselves off Harthaven in Oak Bluffs.
Seals warm themselves off Harthaven in Oak Bluffs.
Tumultuous wave action at Katama.
Tumultuous wave action at Katama.
Oft-photographed fish shacks in Menemsha.
Oft-photographed fish shacks in Menemsha.
Graceful swan.
Graceful swan.
Winding path in Dennis Alley park.
Winding path in Dennis Alley park.
Seawall girds the West Chop coast.
Seawall girds the West Chop coast.
Vacancy on the Brush Pond osprey pole until its inhabitants return from down south.
Vacancy on the Brush Pond osprey pole until its inhabitants return from down south.
High tides and waves have pushed up to the snowfence protecting fragile dunes.
High tides and waves have pushed up to the snowfence protecting fragile dunes.
Avian photographer sets his sights on this week's bird news visitors.
Avian photographer sets his sights on this week's bird news visitors.
Birds nest bounty.
Birds nest bounty.
Construction work at the boat landing on Katama Bay.
Construction work at the boat landing on Katama Bay.
Turkey vulture on the lookout.
Turkey vulture on the lookout.
Paddling in Sunset Lake.
Paddling in Sunset Lake.
Harbor water up to the docks in Edgartown.
Harbor water up to the docks in Edgartown.
Extreme tides this week.
Extreme tides this week.
Oak tree architecture on Uncas avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Oak tree architecture on Uncas avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Kayaks are at the ready at Tashmoo landing.
Kayaks are at the ready at Tashmoo landing.
Splash of yellow on an otherwise gray day.
Splash of yellow on an otherwise gray day.
Pulled ashore for winter in the lee of the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Pulled ashore for winter in the lee of the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Across the rooftops in the Camp Ground.
Across the rooftops in the Camp Ground.
Off season.
Off season.
Sun sparkles at South Beach.
Sun sparkles at South Beach.
Waiting in the ticket line for Beach Road Weekend last Saturday.
Waiting in the ticket line for Beach Road Weekend last Saturday.
It is the last few days of January and the Vineyard turns another page on the calendar and welcomes February. This month brought wildly fluctuating weather, with temperatures up to the fifties and plenty of rain.
Will our next month give us winter or continue the warming?