Island Light: Savor the Moment
'Tis the season for Montauk daisies.
'Tis the season for Montauk daisies.
Still grren despite falling temperatures in the West Tisbury woods.
Still grren despite falling temperatures in the West Tisbury woods.
Heading home from time on the beach.
Heading home from time on the beach.
Osprey nest still has tenant in Edgartown.
Osprey nest still has tenant in Edgartown.
checking out the weather at Katama Farm.
checking out the weather at Katama Farm.
Moonlight over Vineyard Haven harbor.
Moonlight over Vineyard Haven harbor.
Endless waves at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Endless waves at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Sunflower heads become bird food.
Sunflower heads become bird food.
Architecture along Ocean Park.
Architecture along Ocean Park.
Sign of the times.
Sign of the times.
Quiet at the Katama Airfield office.
Quiet at the Katama Airfield office.
Celebratory dance welcoming autumn.
Celebratory dance welcoming autumn.
Dream boat.
Dream boat.
You can taste it in the October air on that last bracing sail before the boat goes into storage for another cold season. You can hear it in the recessional song of the Canada geese, honking southbound, and you can see it in the bright blooms of chrysanthemums in village dooryards and the red of poison ivy vines along a favorite path. October’s clock slows and invites us to savor the moment.