Island Light: New Season
Pedaling to beat the incoming weather along Beach Road.
Pedaling to beat the incoming weather along Beach Road.
Chef Alex prepares another culinary masterpiece at the Covington.
Chef Alex prepares another culinary masterpiece at the Covington.
Barn owl says hello at Felix Neck.
Barn owl says hello at Felix Neck.
Grazing in the meadow at Katama.
Grazing in the meadow at Katama.
Last of the season sunflowers nod their heads.
Last of the season sunflowers nod their heads.
Lucy Dahl takes a swing break at her Untamable Gallery in Edgartown.
Lucy Dahl takes a swing break at her Untamable Gallery in Edgartown.
Mansion House anchors Vineyard Haven's Main street.
Mansion House anchors Vineyard Haven's Main street.
You can get almost anything you want at Mardell's.
You can get almost anything you want at Mardell's.
Members of the Mass. Audubon club birded the Island.
Members of the Mass. Audubon club birded the Island.
Still short sleeve weather earlier in the week.
Still short sleeve weather earlier in the week.
Quiet moment at the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Quiet moment at the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Phragmities ring the shore along a saltwater pond.
Phragmities ring the shore along a saltwater pond.
Green and blue at Squibnocket.
Green and blue at Squibnocket.
The Green Room. Some still remember it as Ben Franklins.
The Green Room. Some still remember it as Ben Franklins.
Weathered house in Vineyard Haven has stood for many years.
Weathered house in Vineyard Haven has stood for many years.
Oak Bluffs harbor.
Oak Bluffs harbor.
The sights and sounds of a new season are all around us. Village streets grow quieter and parking spaces come open. Already we are moving from T-shirts to sweaters, from sweet corn in farm fields to pumpkins and squash and sunflowers bent in final salute to the changing of the seasonal guard. The sails of summer are vanishing and only a few are left to catch the crisp autumn breezes. In Island woodlands the leaves turn and cool evenings bring the first smell of chimney wood smoke.