Island Light: Quietude
Waves thunder to the shore at katama.
Waves thunder to the shore at katama.
Under the Oak Bluffs steamship wharf.
Under the Oak Bluffs steamship wharf.
Old rudder is a barnacled beauty.
Old rudder is a barnacled beauty.
Viewing spot among the trees at Dennis Alley park.
Viewing spot among the trees at Dennis Alley park.
Edgartown's Charlotte Inn offers hospitality.
Edgartown's Charlotte Inn offers hospitality.
Geese gaggle together in the sky over Katama.
Geese gaggle together in the sky over Katama.
Music Moreau mans the Vineyard Gazette press Thursday night.
Music Moreau mans the Vineyard Gazette press Thursday night.
When you find the problem and fix it.
When you find the problem and fix it.
Sunrise over docks in the Lagoon.
Sunrise over docks in the Lagoon.
At rest in Vineyard Haven harbor.
At rest in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Moving sand at Katama.
Moving sand at Katama.
Dredging equipment on the shore at South Beach.
Dredging equipment on the shore at South Beach.
Old boats at the Edgartown landfill.
Old boats at the Edgartown landfill.
Enjoying the mild weather.
Enjoying the mild weather.
Norton boathouse.
Norton boathouse.
End of day at Owen Park.
End of day at Owen Park.
On the Island, we measure and treasure the months of quietude, the resting period before the approach to the summer season begins, and it causes us to come up short to realize that February is halfway done and spring is little more than a month away.
The cold has not fled, but even it has gentled, and when the winds that the Island knows so well rest for a moment at midday, the sun's a warm friend that promises to come again for a longer stay. The briefest month soon will wear away, but we can enjoy its purification while it lingers.