Island Light: Quiet Island
Lucy Vincent shrouded in fog.
Lucy Vincent shrouded in fog.
Trees and their shadows at Polly Hill.
Trees and their shadows at Polly Hill.
Winter light shines through Tabernacle windows.
Winter light shines through Tabernacle windows.
No lawn mower needed for this West Chop home.
No lawn mower needed for this West Chop home.
Simple beauty of a boat, a dock, and a blue sky.
Simple beauty of a boat, a dock, and a blue sky.
Tree grows at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Tree grows at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Fog creeps in on little cat feet at Sweetened Water Farm in Edgartown
Fog creeps in on little cat feet at Sweetened Water Farm in Edgartown
Familiar steeple of the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs.
Familiar steeple of the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs.
Red boat on the shores of the Lagoon.
Red boat on the shores of the Lagoon.
Waves rush in under West Chop dock
Waves rush in under West Chop dock
Fishing boat heads out on Vineyard Sound.
Fishing boat heads out on Vineyard Sound.
Traps ready and waiting in Edgartown.
Traps ready and waiting in Edgartown.
Island sidewalk of sorts at Lagoon Pond.
Island sidewalk of sorts at Lagoon Pond.
Brick tower at Tisbury Waterworks.
Brick tower at Tisbury Waterworks.
A sea horse by Edgartown harbor.
A sea horse by Edgartown harbor.
A close look at Chilmark oak tree.
A close look at Chilmark oak tree.
Fog crept in over the Vineyard this week, settling snugly over farmhouses in Edgartown and the craggy clay cliffs at Lucy Vincent. The snow is gone but the gray quiet of winter lingers. The landscape itself has been muted.
This week the first osprey of the season was seen over Major's Cove, this summer bird crossing paths with the snowy owls on the Island that have yet to fly north. A barred owl was heard in Edgartown, calling "hoo hoo hoo hoo" in the dark quiet before dawn.