Island Light: Season's End
A summer is never complete until airborn off Big Bridge.
A summer is never complete until airborn off Big Bridge.
Ducklings have raft to themselves at Tisbury Waterworks.
Ducklings have raft to themselves at Tisbury Waterworks.
Adirondack chairs have a moment alone on an East Chop pier.
Adirondack chairs have a moment alone on an East Chop pier.
In West Tisbury, a snail seeks the shade for relief from the August heat.
In West Tisbury, a snail seeks the shade for relief from the August heat.
Any day on the links at Farm Neck is better than a day off Island.
Any day on the links at Farm Neck is better than a day off Island.
Along a boardwalk to Farm Pond in Oak Bluffs.
Along a boardwalk to Farm Pond in Oak Bluffs.
Against a background of azure, colorful umbrellas dot State Beach.
Against a background of azure, colorful umbrellas dot State Beach.
Unaccompanied red bike rests along a picket fence at East Chop Lighthouse.
Unaccompanied red bike rests along a picket fence at East Chop Lighthouse.
Lee Taylor and Todd Bassett welcome everyone aboard Magic Carpet.
Lee Taylor and Todd Bassett welcome everyone aboard Magic Carpet.
Vaya con Dios, until next summer, go with God.
Vaya con Dios, until next summer, go with God.
The moon hung high in the sky, casting a yellow glow through thin clouds. A hazy late-summer heat lingers well into the dark hours. The big dipper winks in the west, surrounded by a thousand other constellations known and unknown. Crickets trill their evening songs and a screech owl calls from deep in the woods. At the water's edge feeding fish break the surface with small splashes – smiling, perhaps, at the fisherman who got away. August is almost over and the nights are soft and full of quiet wonder.