Island Light: Morning Song
A rare sighting this week: Blue skies over the lifeguard stand at Bend in the Road Beach.
A rare sighting this week: Blue skies over the lifeguard stand at Bend in the Road Beach.
Osprey with its catch at the Head of the Lagoon in Oak Bluffs.
Osprey with its catch at the Head of the Lagoon in Oak Bluffs.
West Tisbury daffodils lift their heads to the sun.
West Tisbury daffodils lift their heads to the sun.
Early in the season jellyfish in Menemsha harbor.
Early in the season jellyfish in Menemsha harbor.
Oak Bluffs home still shuttered for the season.
Oak Bluffs home still shuttered for the season.
Soccer match in Vineyard Haven's Veterans Park.
Soccer match in Vineyard Haven's Veterans Park.
Angling for the ball.
Angling for the ball.
Oystercatcher works the pond edge in Edgartown.
Oystercatcher works the pond edge in Edgartown.
Unsettled weather makes Inkwell Beach jetty dangerous.
Unsettled weather makes Inkwell Beach jetty dangerous.
Oak Bluffs waterfront.
Oak Bluffs waterfront.
Gray skies and fog over the fish pier.
Gray skies and fog over the fish pier.
Oak Bluffs SSA passenger walkway.
Oak Bluffs SSA passenger walkway.
Swan paddles in the Lagoon.
Swan paddles in the Lagoon.
Vose boathouse in the lee of Edgartown harbor.
Vose boathouse in the lee of Edgartown harbor.
Shellfishermen head out in Edgartown.
Shellfishermen head out in Edgartown.
Featherstone and Felix Neck collaborate on new exhibition titled For the Birds.
Featherstone and Felix Neck collaborate on new exhibition titled For the Birds.
More than 100 artists have their work showcased in the main gallery, all relating to birds and the outdoors.
More than 100 artists have their work showcased in the main gallery, all relating to birds and the outdoors.
Flag over Lookout Tavern as it opens for the season.
Flag over Lookout Tavern as it opens for the season.
Fog settles in at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Fog settles in at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
Heavy air at the Dockside alley shops.
Heavy air at the Dockside alley shops.
Lobsterville BAr and Grille on the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Lobsterville BAr and Grille on the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Passing from Vineyard Haven to Eastville.
Passing from Vineyard Haven to Eastville.
Hitting the ramps at the Skate Park.
Hitting the ramps at the Skate Park.
Ferry docks beyond the Tisbury Wharf Company.
Ferry docks beyond the Tisbury Wharf Company.
West Chop seawall.
West Chop seawall.
Mid-April and there’s plenty of light for even the dim-eyed to navigate before six o’clock these mornings. Flowers are in bloom with daffodils flamboyantly leading the way, the grass is greening up nicely, and the air is warmer. It’s morning, and everything is new.
There are mourning doves and mockingbirds outside our window, and cardinals and blue jays and starlings and more kinds of sparrows than one devoted to moderation can count. There are chickadees, of course, and crows ponderously descend from time to time. Catbirds are a favorite, including one that comes back year after year to a tangle in our privet.
The sight of them all is a great satisfaction, but waking to their song is better still. It’s the way mornings should be, and they’re getting better.