Island Light: Mood and Memory
Watching me, watching you.
Watching me, watching you.
Full moon rises over the passage of the Island Home.
Full moon rises over the passage of the Island Home.
Birds fly across the Harvest Moon.
Birds fly across the Harvest Moon.
Seaside goldenrod bloom along Katama path.
Seaside goldenrod bloom along Katama path.
Lobster pots stacked on Tashmoo dock.
Lobster pots stacked on Tashmoo dock.
A gathering in Lobsterville saltmarsh.
A gathering in Lobsterville saltmarsh.
Gay Head Cliffs rise on the westernmost edge of Island.
Gay Head Cliffs rise on the westernmost edge of Island.
Work begins restoring the Tabernacle roof.
Work begins restoring the Tabernacle roof.
Trinity Methodist under a canopy of oaks.
Trinity Methodist under a canopy of oaks.
Cormorants find refuge on Menemsha Pond.
Cormorants find refuge on Menemsha Pond.
Old Ford makes a drop off at Steamship terminal.
Old Ford makes a drop off at Steamship terminal.
Sunset dog walk for Isaac Higgins.
Sunset dog walk for Isaac Higgins.
When the wind blows, Brock Callen breaks out his kite surfing gear.
When the wind blows, Brock Callen breaks out his kite surfing gear.
Tropical storm brings swells into Oak Bluffs channel.
Tropical storm brings swells into Oak Bluffs channel.
Ophelia waves under the fish pier.
Ophelia waves under the fish pier.
Quickwater first mate keeps an eye on travel conditions.
Quickwater first mate keeps an eye on travel conditions.
Making their way in all kinds of weather.
Making their way in all kinds of weather.
Red-tailed hawk supervises action on State Beach.
Red-tailed hawk supervises action on State Beach.
Pumpkins? No, just orange buoys.
Pumpkins? No, just orange buoys.
Menemsha under gray skies.
Menemsha under gray skies.
Nip n Tuck barn has seen many seasons of weather.
Nip n Tuck barn has seen many seasons of weather.
Night on Lagoon Pond.
Night on Lagoon Pond.
Martha's Vineyard Museum on the hill.
Martha's Vineyard Museum on the hill.
Traffic flows on Main street, Vineyard Haven.
Traffic flows on Main street, Vineyard Haven.
October is the month of mood and memory and a time to be enjoyed before the winds of winter blow in its wake. The full harvest moon of a few days ago seems a fitting preview to a new season.