Island Light: Remembrance
Boats are appearing in Island waters again.
Boats are appearing in Island waters again.
Osprey claims a prize at the Lagoon.
Osprey claims a prize at the Lagoon.
Make way for goslings at Duarte's Pond.
Make way for goslings at Duarte's Pond.
Marine helicopter and crew visited the Vineyard this week.
Marine helicopter and crew visited the Vineyard this week.
Training excercises took place in Vineyard skies.
Training excercises took place in Vineyard skies.
Vintage car with an historic backdrop in Oak Bluffs.
Vintage car with an historic backdrop in Oak Bluffs.
Tim Peters readies the Ocean Park wading pool for the season.
Tim Peters readies the Ocean Park wading pool for the season.
Heading into Menemsha.
Heading into Menemsha.
Purple honesty flowers are populating Island roadsides.
Purple honesty flowers are populating Island roadsides.
Lone horse on Lambert's Cove Road, enjoys some hay in the rain.
Lone horse on Lambert's Cove Road, enjoys some hay in the rain.
Tisbury Meadow Preserve gets some maintenance with Island goats.
Tisbury Meadow Preserve gets some maintenance with Island goats.
Memorial Day signals a clear turning point in the Island year. The long weekend carries two messages, one official, the other unofficial. It offers a time to remember and honor those fallen in battle and a moment to celebrate the gathering of summer, even if another month of uncertain New England spring remains. Now comes the season of arrival. The holiday weekend begins for many the journey back to the Island after a long winter’s absence. This is the start of the rush toward summer, that most robust of all Island seasons, when seasonal residents and friends and so many strangers on a first visit to the Vineyard return to this land in the sea.