Island Light: Rejoice
Kent Healy of Mermaid Farm welcomes new lambs to the scene.
Kent Healy of Mermaid Farm welcomes new lambs to the scene.
Shifting sands of Katama create wind patterns.
Shifting sands of Katama create wind patterns.
Arno Ewing gathers his catch of scallops as the season winds down.
Arno Ewing gathers his catch of scallops as the season winds down.
Lonesome scene at East Beach, Chappaquiddick.
Lonesome scene at East Beach, Chappaquiddick.
Chappy's osprey pole is looking for summer tenants.
Chappy's osprey pole is looking for summer tenants.
Snow squalls and sun show tug between winter and spring.
Snow squalls and sun show tug between winter and spring.
Ollie the Irish Setter takes his friend Steve out for a walk by the flats of Lagoon Pond.
Ollie the Irish Setter takes his friend Steve out for a walk by the flats of Lagoon Pond.
Fulling Mill Brook.
Fulling Mill Brook.
Spring time at Duarte's Pond and the pickerel are jumping.
Spring time at Duarte's Pond and the pickerel are jumping.
Sunny yet still cold as March days welcome April.
Sunny yet still cold as March days welcome April.
March waves swirl under the Oak Bluffs Steamship wharf.
March waves swirl under the Oak Bluffs Steamship wharf.
Photographer has attention of seven deer.
Photographer has attention of seven deer.
The working waterfront of Vineyard Haven.
The working waterfront of Vineyard Haven.
Puffy clouds decorate the sky over West Tisbury.
Puffy clouds decorate the sky over West Tisbury.
Spring has wobbled onto the seasonal stage with the uncertain legs of a newborn lamb. Cold snaps and snow squalls alternate with tantalizing spells of warming sun, but walkers who seize the moment and venture out in the Island's first days of April will find woolly bear caterpillars creeping underfoot and ospreys soaring overhead. It's Easter Sunday, and signs of new life are everywhere.
It's no accident that each year, we count down the last days of winter, count the hours between Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday and mark the eight days of Passover. Each spring, with its arrival, reminds us that while our miseries are bounded in time, bliss knows no such limits. Whether the central focus of our celebration is Easter, Passover or the reckless beauty of a sunstruck spring day, the text for this weekend is one and the same. We have made our appointment with this new season of life; let us rejoice and be glad in it.