Island Light: Holmes Hole
Two different styles.
Two different styles.
Main street morning.
Main street morning.
Seaside goldenrod brighten the shoreline of Doug's Cove.
Seaside goldenrod brighten the shoreline of Doug's Cove.
Ongoing facelift to the old Marine Hospital as the museum makes renovations.
Ongoing facelift to the old Marine Hospital as the museum makes renovations.
Careful with your claws.
Careful with your claws.
Reflections on the end of a busy season in the Vineyard Haven harbor.
Reflections on the end of a busy season in the Vineyard Haven harbor.
Dressing up the harborfront.
Dressing up the harborfront.
It must be October if hay bales and gourds are found in downtown Vineyard Haven.
It must be October if hay bales and gourds are found in downtown Vineyard Haven.
Old-fashioned rope boat bumper adorns a dinghy bow.
Old-fashioned rope boat bumper adorns a dinghy bow.
Birds-eye view of the working waterfront of Vineyard Haven.
Birds-eye view of the working waterfront of Vineyard Haven.
End of day in the Lagoon.
End of day in the Lagoon.
This is the last big weekend of the Island year, a time when autumn points toward Thanksgiving and the holidays beyond.
More than that, it's a time when year-round Vineyard residents take a deep breath, relax a little, begin counting the closed-up houses and closed-down summer businesses, and perhaps even find some time to enjoy the spectacular beauty around them.