Island Light: Slow Turning
Catching the wind at Philbin Beach.
Catching the wind at Philbin Beach.
Turning leaves brighten Sailing Camp Park trail.
Turning leaves brighten Sailing Camp Park trail.
Dancing for joy in West Tisbury.
Dancing for joy in West Tisbury.
Ocean Park gardens in October.
Ocean Park gardens in October.
Tackless rides a little chop in the Lagoon.
Tackless rides a little chop in the Lagoon.
Beachers find a warm spot at the base of Lucy Vincent cliff.
Beachers find a warm spot at the base of Lucy Vincent cliff.
Snow fence decorations.
Snow fence decorations.
Freight ferry Governor.
Freight ferry Governor.
Fog bgiving way to bluer skies at Gay Head Cliffs.
Fog bgiving way to bluer skies at Gay Head Cliffs.
Boston Seaman's Friend Society, this monument was built by contributions from coastwise sailors in memory of shipmates at rest.
Boston Seaman's Friend Society, this monument was built by contributions from coastwise sailors in memory of shipmates at rest.
Stone walls criss cross the land at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Stone walls criss cross the land at Polly Hill Arboretum.
Rolling up the sidewalk in Vineyard Haven.
Rolling up the sidewalk in Vineyard Haven.
Embarking on the last boat of the day.
Embarking on the last boat of the day.
Moon over Tashmoo.
Moon over Tashmoo.
Night ferry.
Night ferry.
Harvest moon over Ocean Park.
Harvest moon over Ocean Park.
The year is in transition and the talk of the Island these days is of change, of the last two weeks of the derby, of the coming of warmer autumn days and the slow turning of foliage. Around here we measure seasonal change by a slower pace of Island life and not by all those political promises bandied about in a presidential election year.
T-shirts give way to sweaters and in farm fields squash and pumpkins take over from the last stands of sweet corn. Sunflowers bow in a final salute to the gathering of autumn.
Welcome, October.