Island Light: May Day
Gingerbread houses of Camp Ground offer brightness on gray days.
Gingerbread houses of Camp Ground offer brightness on gray days.
Busy hive in West Tisbury
Busy hive in West Tisbury
Leland Beach boardwalk leads the way to spring.
Leland Beach boardwalk leads the way to spring.
Slow shutter speed captures calm Edgartown harbor.
Slow shutter speed captures calm Edgartown harbor.
Waves batter jetty at the Big Bridge on State Beach.
Waves batter jetty at the Big Bridge on State Beach.
Quiet moment for father and daughter at Mytoi.
Quiet moment for father and daughter at Mytoi.
Pair of osprey grace the skies over Wasque.
Pair of osprey grace the skies over Wasque.
Oak Bluffs shellfish department unloads quahaugs in Sengekontacket.
Oak Bluffs shellfish department unloads quahaugs in Sengekontacket.
Picturesque scene at Stonewall Beach.
Picturesque scene at Stonewall Beach.
Working harborfront at rest in Vineyard Haven.
Working harborfront at rest in Vineyard Haven.
Parting the waters at Norton Point.
Parting the waters at Norton Point.
Wasque vista.
Wasque vista.
Welcome, May — how very welcome this new month is. The new green buds are bursting at its arrival; the birds sing earlier each morning as they gather materials for their nests. After weeks of waiting spring comes bursting forth this month, welcomed by daffodils and dogwood, herring and hummingbirds. Empty harbors will soon fill, as will the beaches. But first, time to enjoy spring in full bloom on the Vineyard.