Island Light: The Great Melt
At the Field Gallery, white statues emerge from white snow.
At the Field Gallery, white statues emerge from white snow.
Snowy owl has its eye on you at Katama.
Snowy owl has its eye on you at Katama.
Goodbye snowy.
Goodbye snowy.
Sun shines bright on frozen harbor in Menemsha.
Sun shines bright on frozen harbor in Menemsha.
Still snow enough for some sledding at the Tashmoo Overlook.
Still snow enough for some sledding at the Tashmoo Overlook.
Lanny McDowell zooms in on his avian photographic capture.
Lanny McDowell zooms in on his avian photographic capture.
Scene down the south shore from Gay Head.
Scene down the south shore from Gay Head.
Surfers hit the waves on a balmy-ish March day at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Surfers hit the waves on a balmy-ish March day at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Pastel colors of green, blue and yellow at Squibnocket.
Pastel colors of green, blue and yellow at Squibnocket.
Sweeping sand and snow at sunset at Katama.
Sweeping sand and snow at sunset at Katama.
Welders were out at the drawbridge in Vineyard Haven this week.
Welders were out at the drawbridge in Vineyard Haven this week.
Sun sets behind West Pier pier as another day ends.
Sun sets behind West Pier pier as another day ends.
March is a month of considerable frustration. Spring is so near, yet snow, freezing temperatures and showers remain, postponing the greening of the Island. It was a week that included both sledding and surfing and the snow began receeding into just a winter memory. Watch your boots in the mud and join Tim Johnson for a walk around the Vineyard.