Island Light: October Days
Autumn leaves scatter over the floor of the Tabernacle.
Autumn leaves scatter over the floor of the Tabernacle.
Late season sail in Vineyard Haven's outer harbor.
Late season sail in Vineyard Haven's outer harbor.
Gathering pollen from New England asters.
Gathering pollen from New England asters.
Johnny Hoy helps with the slide guitar of Delanie Pickering.
Johnny Hoy helps with the slide guitar of Delanie Pickering.
Catching the warmth of the sun at Duartes Pond.
Catching the warmth of the sun at Duartes Pond.
Couple take advantage of a sunny afternoon to stroll along East Chop Drive.
Couple take advantage of a sunny afternoon to stroll along East Chop Drive.
Pastoral view from Middle Road in Chilmark.
Pastoral view from Middle Road in Chilmark.
No passage onto this Menemsha dock.
No passage onto this Menemsha dock.
Makeshift gangplank.
Makeshift gangplank.
West Tisbury deer have their eyes on you.
West Tisbury deer have their eyes on you.
Phragmites dance in the sunshine along Squibnocket Pond.
Phragmites dance in the sunshine along Squibnocket Pond.
Tree tops over Blackwater Pond.
Tree tops over Blackwater Pond.
Menemsha fishing shack.
Menemsha fishing shack.
Quiet in Oak Bluffs harbor after busy summer season.
Quiet in Oak Bluffs harbor after busy summer season.
Up in the Shenandoah rigging.
Up in the Shenandoah rigging.
Fall foliage at Sheriff's Meadow in Edgartown.
Fall foliage at Sheriff's Meadow in Edgartown.
Goats maintain the pasture at Tisbury Meadow Preserve.
Goats maintain the pasture at Tisbury Meadow Preserve.
Drumming at Indigenous Peoples day at Felix Neck.
Drumming at Indigenous Peoples day at Felix Neck.
Full moon rises over Inkwell.
Full moon rises over Inkwell.
Scallopers are in the ponds now, the days are shortening in rapid succession and the porch is stacked with wood for evening fires. No hard frost yet; trees are still full of foliage and there are still plenty of flowers from sturdy chrysanthemums to glorious Montauk daisies.