Island Light: Plenty of Time
Making new friends at Katama Farm.
Making new friends at Katama Farm.
Full moon rises in Vineyard skies.
Full moon rises in Vineyard skies.
Monarch visits some butterfly weed.
Monarch visits some butterfly weed.
Service with a smile from Robert Olcott at the Shell station in Vineyard Haven.
Service with a smile from Robert Olcott at the Shell station in Vineyard Haven.
Rowing gig Grace heads out in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Rowing gig Grace heads out in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Sally Taylor prepares for her art show in Chilmark.
Sally Taylor prepares for her art show in Chilmark.
Power lines cut through Vineyard Haven en route to Vineyard Sound underwater cables.
Power lines cut through Vineyard Haven en route to Vineyard Sound underwater cables.
West Chop Lighthouse.
West Chop Lighthouse.
Sheriff's Meadow property overlooks the outer harbor.
Sheriff's Meadow property overlooks the outer harbor.
Oak Bluffs basketball summer league in action.
Oak Bluffs basketball summer league in action.
Rising to the rim.
Rising to the rim.
An uncontested layup.
An uncontested layup.
Summer heat can't keep the players from playing.
Summer heat can't keep the players from playing.
Holy Ghost Society paraded from downtown Oak Bluffs to the Portuguese American Club.
Holy Ghost Society paraded from downtown Oak Bluffs to the Portuguese American Club.
Summer tradition and community event.
Summer tradition and community event.
Fire truck sirens added the volume to the parade.
Fire truck sirens added the volume to the parade.
Catboats paraded in Edgartown harbor.
Catboats paraded in Edgartown harbor.
The viewing stand on Memorial Wharf.
The viewing stand on Memorial Wharf.
There was a reassuring quality to Island weather this week. People were at the beach, where they should be. The morning sun woke early and bold, eagerly wiping the dew off the grass with no fog or drizzle to make the task difficult. We may at last have the summer we know so well. There's plenty of time.