Island Light: Silent Night
Ocean foam gently washes the beaches of Aquinnah during mild December.
Ocean foam gently washes the beaches of Aquinnah during mild December.
Chris Ewing gives Konrad some love and grooming at Red Pony barn.
Chris Ewing gives Konrad some love and grooming at Red Pony barn.
And Konrad approves.
And Konrad approves.
On the path to the Edgartown Lighthouse, a rose brightens the day.
On the path to the Edgartown Lighthouse, a rose brightens the day.
Old captain's houses on North Water Street in their seasonal finery.
Old captain's houses on North Water Street in their seasonal finery.
Fresh curls of planed wood at Gannon and Benjamin Boatyard.
Fresh curls of planed wood at Gannon and Benjamin Boatyard.
Lonesome time of year along the waterfront in Vineyard Haven.
Lonesome time of year along the waterfront in Vineyard Haven.
It's lunchtime for the ducks at Martha's Vineyard Marina.
It's lunchtime for the ducks at Martha's Vineyard Marina.
Everything you need for mooring your boat ... except for the boat part.
Everything you need for mooring your boat ... except for the boat part.
Look both ways before crossing!
Look both ways before crossing!
Sun sets at Philbin Beach on another day.
Sun sets at Philbin Beach on another day.
In the days after the holiday, we find ourselves cherishing the simple joys of Christmas, and wishing that we could pack away all the season’s false trappings, its distractions and its pressures, and squirrel them away in a far corner of the attic where they won’t be found and reopened next year. And keep the Christmas lights out instead.