Island Light: January Days
Puck drops for pickup hockey at Parsonage Pond in West Tisbury.
Puck drops for pickup hockey at Parsonage Pond in West Tisbury.
Snow geese find little of their namesake on a Middle Road field.
Snow geese find little of their namesake on a Middle Road field.
Erica McCarron makes the morning muffins at Mocha Mott's.
Erica McCarron makes the morning muffins at Mocha Mott's.
Shifting sands of Lucy Vincent Beach seen from above.
Shifting sands of Lucy Vincent Beach seen from above.
Blue skies and crisp cold weather encourage beach walks.
Blue skies and crisp cold weather encourage beach walks.
Passage of time reveals colorful clay on shore.
Passage of time reveals colorful clay on shore.
Postal service has beautiful day to carry packages to destination.
Postal service has beautiful day to carry packages to destination.
The first step on its way to become firewood.
The first step on its way to become firewood.
Who knows what lays on the other end of a long dirt road.
Who knows what lays on the other end of a long dirt road.
Brant fill the sky over Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
Brant fill the sky over Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
The Vineyard in January. Not as many people see her then. Strapping on ice skates replaces pulling on bathing suits and a walk on the beach may find you alone instead of weaving through pockets of people on blankets. But the beauty remains.