Island Light: Remembrance
Day ends in purple and pink, westward over Narragansett avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Day ends in purple and pink, westward over Narragansett avenue in Oak Bluffs.
November sunlight dapples yellow in West Tisbury treetops.
November sunlight dapples yellow in West Tisbury treetops.
Edgartown shellfish department boat floats on a mirroring Sengekontacket.
Edgartown shellfish department boat floats on a mirroring Sengekontacket.
Hardworking fishing boat in Edgartown harbor.
Hardworking fishing boat in Edgartown harbor.
When the summer sailors are away, the seagulls will play.
When the summer sailors are away, the seagulls will play.
Seasonal bounty found at a roadside stand in Chilmark.
Seasonal bounty found at a roadside stand in Chilmark.
Afternoon sun slants in at the Chilmark Community Church.
Afternoon sun slants in at the Chilmark Community Church.
Not the usual catch one would find in a Menemsha lobster pot.
Not the usual catch one would find in a Menemsha lobster pot.
Wind and waves kick up a notch at Philbin Beach.
Wind and waves kick up a notch at Philbin Beach.
Gulls eye view of sun setting over Gay Head.
Gulls eye view of sun setting over Gay Head.
The emotions of Veterans Day are an amalgam of joy and sorrow shared by no other holiday on our nation's calendar. It is a moment of solemn tribute and remembrance, its accompaniment the mournful song of the bugle and the sharp report of the rifle salute. We grieve for the price so many have paid for our freedoms, and yet we celebrate the fruits of those sacrifices — the good life we enjoy today.