Island Light: Horizon Line
Goats tend to unwanted plants at Tisbury Meadow Preserve.
Goats tend to unwanted plants at Tisbury Meadow Preserve.
Full benches outside Edgartown Town Hall.
Full benches outside Edgartown Town Hall.
Clarabelle and Daisy greet people on Main street, Edgartown.
Clarabelle and Daisy greet people on Main street, Edgartown.
September sun shines bright on Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
September sun shines bright on Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Egret takes flight from Sengekontacket Pond.
Egret takes flight from Sengekontacket Pond.
Behind a setting sun, fishermen cast into the Katama waters.
Behind a setting sun, fishermen cast into the Katama waters.
Big Bluff, an East Chop house built in 1928, met her fate this week.
Big Bluff, an East Chop house built in 1928, met her fate this week.
Time doesn't change at Katama Airfield.
Time doesn't change at Katama Airfield.
Full moon shines through cloud cover on Lagoon Pond in Vineyard Haven.
Full moon shines through cloud cover on Lagoon Pond in Vineyard Haven.
But there's a full moon risin' Let's go dancin' in the light on this Harvest Moon.
But there's a full moon risin' Let's go dancin' in the light on this Harvest Moon.
The sights and sounds of September measure the Island year better than any calendar. Look to the longer evening shadows under a sinking sun, to the bow of sunflowers and to the song of crickets and cicada. September sails ride gentle breezes on a sea of shifting color, waters flecked with gold glitter by day and moon silver by night. The clear September light stretches our view to the horizon, to points beyond the boundary lines of other seasons.