Island Light: Golden Days
March of the periwinkles in Oak Bluffs harbor.
March of the periwinkles in Oak Bluffs harbor.
Many changes to the clay formations on Lucy Vincent Beach.
Many changes to the clay formations on Lucy Vincent Beach.
Fish pots line the docks at Menemsha in preparation for the season ahead.
Fish pots line the docks at Menemsha in preparation for the season ahead.
All is calm on Vineyard Haven harbor.
All is calm on Vineyard Haven harbor.
Ferry service returned to it's predictable regularness.
Ferry service returned to it's predictable regularness.
Well-seasoned shingles on this old Vineyard Haven barn.
Well-seasoned shingles on this old Vineyard Haven barn.
View of Chappy from the Reading Room.
View of Chappy from the Reading Room.
Oprey make their own nest in Vineyard Haven's Veteran's Park.
Oprey make their own nest in Vineyard Haven's Veteran's Park.
Beetlebung Corner in Chilmark.
Beetlebung Corner in Chilmark.
Picture perfect parking spot at Bend in the Road.
Picture perfect parking spot at Bend in the Road.
Still waiting for beach grass to green up at Cow Bay.
Still waiting for beach grass to green up at Cow Bay.
Conch shell art on West Chop.
Conch shell art on West Chop.
Gray Nashaquitsa waiting for the sun.
Gray Nashaquitsa waiting for the sun.
Recent rain and chill to the contrary, spring has mostly reached our shores, and the season ahead has come into sight. The daffodils are blooming in places, the forsythia is golden, robins are rampant, ospreys have returned to their summer homes. Surest sign of all, houses that have been locked and boarded are blooming like flowers themselves, with doors and windows open and furniture being reintroduced to porches. A time of reflection, a time of anticipation, a time of affirmation and of conservation. It's April, and new life is beginning all around us.