Island Light: Hints of Summer
Pear trees dazzling bloom before Edgartown's Dr. Fisher house.
Pear trees dazzling bloom before Edgartown's Dr. Fisher house.
Oxen bask in the sun in an up-Island field.
Oxen bask in the sun in an up-Island field.
Woodlands along Chilmark stream come to life.
Woodlands along Chilmark stream come to life.
Stonewalls at Waskosim's Rock reveal farming history.
Stonewalls at Waskosim's Rock reveal farming history.
Gaily-painted old dinghy brightens the shore of Menemsha Pond.
Gaily-painted old dinghy brightens the shore of Menemsha Pond.
Ferry Woods Hole races ahead of the fog this week.
Ferry Woods Hole races ahead of the fog this week.
Fog shrouds the falling sun over Sengekontacket Pond.
Fog shrouds the falling sun over Sengekontacket Pond.
Casualty of this winter's storms.
Casualty of this winter's storms.
Turtle makes a getaway at Duarte's Pond.
Turtle makes a getaway at Duarte's Pond.
The beach plum colony along Sengekontacket shows signs of primping itself for a remarkable display, the tiny goldfinch has begun to appear as an unmistakable bright yellow dot among the fresh green of tree limbs just beginning to leaf, and almost as many shops are opening their doors in the down-Island towns as daffodils are blooming. Hints and fragrances of summer abound on the soft breezes, and thoughts of Islanders turn toward Memorial Day only two weeks away, the traditional beginning of the season.
The season of vigorous town politics has now slipped past us, the season of preparing for summer is in full gallop, and all are invited to bask in the bright Vineyard sun that is the purest invitation of all.