Island Light: Lurching Progress
Stonewalls mark lush greening pastures in Chilmark.
Stonewalls mark lush greening pastures in Chilmark.
Lone sailor takes advantage of mild temperatures early in the week.
Lone sailor takes advantage of mild temperatures early in the week.
Daffodils brighten a flower box in Linden Square on Main street, Vineyard Haven.
Daffodils brighten a flower box in Linden Square on Main street, Vineyard Haven.
Conch pots ready to be loaded and dropped into sea.
Conch pots ready to be loaded and dropped into sea.
Tashmoo Spring Building is on National Register of Hisoric Places.
Tashmoo Spring Building is on National Register of Hisoric Places.
Straddling the line between Chilmark and West Tisbury.
Straddling the line between Chilmark and West Tisbury.
Fish house in Menemsha.
Fish house in Menemsha.
Grand ladies lining Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
Grand ladies lining Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
West Chop Light.
West Chop Light.
Hanging the nets in Niantic Park.
Hanging the nets in Niantic Park.
Randi Baird communes with nature at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Randi Baird communes with nature at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Looking up inside Union Chapel.
Looking up inside Union Chapel.
Towering oaks shelter Union Chapel outside.
Towering oaks shelter Union Chapel outside.
Topsail schooner Alabama at rest in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Topsail schooner Alabama at rest in Vineyard Haven harbor.
End of day at West Chop.
End of day at West Chop.
With the flurries that fell this past week, one thing is clear, spring in these parts is a matter of lurching progress. A season in which Islanders have learned to take what each day gives them. Yesterday was sun, and today the menu is rain, but we all know that could change in a moment.