Island Light: Green Martha
Sailboarder takes advantage of warmer days with wind in Katama Bay.
Sailboarder takes advantage of warmer days with wind in Katama Bay.
Plenty of rain has ferns greening.
Plenty of rain has ferns greening.
Iris line the shore of Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.
Iris line the shore of Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.
Shadows and light near the pumping station in Oak Bluffs.
Shadows and light near the pumping station in Oak Bluffs.
Taking Animal out for a ride in Edgartown.
Taking Animal out for a ride in Edgartown.
Herring Creek Road fades away into the distance.
Herring Creek Road fades away into the distance.
Boats ready to get wet, at the Chilmark boat landing.
Boats ready to get wet, at the Chilmark boat landing.
Painted turtle looks both ways before crossing the road in Aquinnah.
Painted turtle looks both ways before crossing the road in Aquinnah.
Deep cold water on a hot summer day at Ice House Pond.
Deep cold water on a hot summer day at Ice House Pond.
West Tisbury hay field, cut and stacked.
West Tisbury hay field, cut and stacked.
Tabernacle clerestory rises in Oak Bluffs sky.
Tabernacle clerestory rises in Oak Bluffs sky.
Dock timbers stand strong on the shores of Vineyard Haven harbor.
Dock timbers stand strong on the shores of Vineyard Haven harbor.
This is the time of year when we turn to our celestial clock to tell us what we already know — that the seasons are shifting almost without notice. Vineyarders need no formal seasonal markers to measure where the year stands. Summer begins on Wednesday at 12:24 a.m. The arrival of the summer solstice brings us our longest day of the year, with fifteen hours and seventeen minutes of sunlight.