Island Light: Seasonal Change
Yellow daffodils brighten a Chilmark stonewall.
Yellow daffodils brighten a Chilmark stonewall.
Fog envelopes pine at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary.
Fog envelopes pine at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary.
Birch tree trunk stands out against sodden background.
Birch tree trunk stands out against sodden background.
Refurbished barn at Cranberry Acres on Lambert's Cove Road.
Refurbished barn at Cranberry Acres on Lambert's Cove Road.
Historic Mayhew Chapel in Christiantown woods.
Historic Mayhew Chapel in Christiantown woods.
Freight boat Sankaty spins on her axis heading to her berth.
Freight boat Sankaty spins on her axis heading to her berth.
Tug boat Sirius heads into pea soup of Vineyard Sound.
Tug boat Sirius heads into pea soup of Vineyard Sound.
Crossing ferries in Vineyard Haven's outer harbor.
Crossing ferries in Vineyard Haven's outer harbor.
Gnarly oak tree rises tall in Chilmark.
Gnarly oak tree rises tall in Chilmark.
Sun goes down behind beach fence at West Chop.
Sun goes down behind beach fence at West Chop.
Travel the trails of budding woodlands; stop long enough to notice the changes in old Island meadowlands and in the dune grasses along our never-ending shoreline. At the moment the Island boasts a genuine spring arriving during a year when we had such a mild winter. Perhaps spring, that absent season, will now transform an entire New England way of life.