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Island Light: Showtime

Keith Richards at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Timothy Johnson
Keith Richards at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Timothy Johnson
Island is a great place for nature discovery vacation for the whole family.
Timothy Johnson
Island is a great place for nature discovery vacation for the whole family.
Timothy Johnson
You always get a friendly wave from Bruce Eliot at MV Bike Rentals at Five Corners.
Timothy Johnson
You always get a friendly wave from Bruce Eliot at MV Bike Rentals at Five Corners.
Timothy Johnson
Coach Bob Tankard enjoys space in the empty stands at the high school.
Timothy Johnson
Coach Bob Tankard enjoys space in the empty stands at the high school.
Timothy Johnson
Old wagon wheel returns to the earth at Pecoy Point in Oak Bluffs.
Timothy Johnson
Old wagon wheel returns to the earth at Pecoy Point in Oak Bluffs.
Timothy Johnson
Fishing nets get lots of attention on working boats in Menemsha.
Timothy Johnson
Fishing nets get lots of attention on working boats in Menemsha.
Timothy Johnson
Fishermen line the jetty under big cloudy sky at Menemsha.
Timothy Johnson
Fishermen line the jetty under big cloudy sky at Menemsha.
Timothy Johnson

This is the show: For the next seven weeks, the Island lives not in anticipation or in memory but squarely in present tense. This is the time, and the trick is to seize it, to savor its sweetness and try to make it last.



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