Island Light: Frosting
Low in the sky sun dazzles brightly at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Low in the sky sun dazzles brightly at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Main street Vineyard Haven is frosted with snow.
Main street Vineyard Haven is frosted with snow.
Wreath decorated with December snow.
Wreath decorated with December snow.
Old tools still doing an honest day's work.
Old tools still doing an honest day's work.
Old Sculpin Gallery is dressed in its seasonal best.
Old Sculpin Gallery is dressed in its seasonal best.
Who needs a Christmas tree when fish pots do the job just as nicely.
Who needs a Christmas tree when fish pots do the job just as nicely.
Fred Fisher guides the horse and carriage down Vineyard Haven's Main street.
Fred Fisher guides the horse and carriage down Vineyard Haven's Main street.
Santa is making the rounds on the Island on fire trucks.
Santa is making the rounds on the Island on fire trucks.
Murder of crows overhead in Oak Bluffs.
Murder of crows overhead in Oak Bluffs.
Lagoon Pond on a cold December day.
Lagoon Pond on a cold December day.
Eric Hatt and Kevin Gunderson are on snow removal duty this morning.
Eric Hatt and Kevin Gunderson are on snow removal duty this morning.
Plows roll at the airport, keeping the runways clear.
Plows roll at the airport, keeping the runways clear.
Night falls on Marine Hospital construction.
Night falls on Marine Hospital construction.
The first snow fell on the Island this week. At dawn there was only deep quiet and a frosting of white through the windows, and somehow, over a hot cup of coffee while most of the Island slept, all things seemed possible — even peace in the world.