Island Light: Pace Quickens
It's all in the family with mother swan and flock of cygnets.
It's all in the family with mother swan and flock of cygnets.
Cutting through pea soup on the way to Holmes Hole.
Cutting through pea soup on the way to Holmes Hole.
Group picture with ferry backdrop.
Group picture with ferry backdrop.
Fog creeps in around the Eat Chop Lighthouse.
Fog creeps in around the Eat Chop Lighthouse.
Mother of All Keepers, Ida Lewis, tends to buoys off Menemsha.
Mother of All Keepers, Ida Lewis, tends to buoys off Menemsha.
A different perspective of the Menemsha Boathouse.
A different perspective of the Menemsha Boathouse.
Rhododendrons are busting out all over the Vineyard.
Rhododendrons are busting out all over the Vineyard.
Vibrant colors accentuate ancient Island stone walls.
Vibrant colors accentuate ancient Island stone walls.
Oak Bluffs' Sunset Lake benches await passersby.
Oak Bluffs' Sunset Lake benches await passersby.
Today the Class of 2017 graduates from the regional high school. Now the pace of Island life quickens, the dash toward July begins and if the weather still argues spring in New England, the energy of the Vineyard declares summer. The days rush by and the edges of the season blur. Sometimes we forget where the year stands and turn to seasonal markers for a more precise reading. Our hope is for warmer weather for the rest of June, and again in July and August. We welcome all to the Vineyard season.