Island Light: September Weather
Iconic sail of the catboat Tigress catches the wind in Edgartown harbor.
Iconic sail of the catboat Tigress catches the wind in Edgartown harbor.
Tender Grampa transports passengers to the dock.
Tender Grampa transports passengers to the dock.
Sailboats bob on their moorings in the outer harbor.
Sailboats bob on their moorings in the outer harbor.
Historic Flying Horses building in September sun.
Historic Flying Horses building in September sun.
Oak Bluffs bulkhead filled to capacity over weekend.
Oak Bluffs bulkhead filled to capacity over weekend.
Bottom painting time for this East Chop gem.
Bottom painting time for this East Chop gem.
Boys of summer and their Squibby skimmers.
Boys of summer and their Squibby skimmers.
Noava Kay Knight and daughter Mila play in the sand.
Noava Kay Knight and daughter Mila play in the sand.
Menemsha fishing shack.
Menemsha fishing shack.
Sunflower lifts its head in Katama.
Sunflower lifts its head in Katama.
Fields of gold at the Farm Institute.
Fields of gold at the Farm Institute.
Swirling waves off Oak Bluffs bulkhead.
Swirling waves off Oak Bluffs bulkhead.
Vintage station wagon illuminated at dusk.
Vintage station wagon illuminated at dusk.
September on the Vineyard, partaking as it does of both summer and fall, pulls us in two directions at once. For Islanders, there's not a sweeter phrase in the language than "September weather." When the mercury drops five degrees and the dew point plummets thirty, we know that summer is easing its humid grip. Just as the view suddenly opens and extends, haze-free, to the far horizon, we glimpse a future in which the rhythms of working life on the Island will begin to change.