Island Light: Season Twilight
Beaches are all to yourselves and the bikes you rode in on.
Beaches are all to yourselves and the bikes you rode in on.
Sunrise at Katama.
Sunrise at Katama.
Quiet reflections in the Mill Pond.
Quiet reflections in the Mill Pond.
Fog crept in this week.
Fog crept in this week.
Dinghy at the ready at the Quitsa landing.
Dinghy at the ready at the Quitsa landing.
White rock stands out in a Chilmark stonewall.
White rock stands out in a Chilmark stonewall.
Catboats at rest in Vineyard Haven.
Catboats at rest in Vineyard Haven.
Sails and rigging rise above.
Sails and rigging rise above.
Gray skies over the Camp Ground cottages.
Gray skies over the Camp Ground cottages.
Headlights shine through the fog passing over the drawbridge.
Headlights shine through the fog passing over the drawbridge.
Good night at the Tisbury Wharf.
Good night at the Tisbury Wharf.
Now we begin September’s song, a time of mixed emotions, a moment when thoughts turn back to memories of summer and forward to the golden days of yet another Island autumn.
High blue skies bring glitter to ocean waters and a clarity of light unmatched in any other Vineyard season. Soon the talk will turn to Indian summer and the first scent of woodsmoke curling from a nearby chimney.