Island Light: Slowly Greening
Westernmost beacon.
Westernmost beacon.
Family moment feeding the gulls on the Vineyard Haven sea wall.
Family moment feeding the gulls on the Vineyard Haven sea wall.
Taking in the view in Aquinnah.
Taking in the view in Aquinnah.
Shutters soon will come off this Camp Ground cottage.
Shutters soon will come off this Camp Ground cottage.
Alley's General Store porch.
Alley's General Store porch.
The familiar yellow house in Chilmark.
The familiar yellow house in Chilmark.
Quiet Edgartown harbor.
Quiet Edgartown harbor.
Farm Institute sheep has their eyes on ewe.
Farm Institute sheep has their eyes on ewe.
Colorful Gay Head Cliffs from the lookout.
Colorful Gay Head Cliffs from the lookout.
Ferry Katama makes her way through Vineyard Haven harbor.
Ferry Katama makes her way through Vineyard Haven harbor.
The view of the Seaview.
The view of the Seaview.
Red-tailed hawk.
Red-tailed hawk.
Under the Steamship Authority wharf in Oak Bluffs.
Under the Steamship Authority wharf in Oak Bluffs.
Bare branches.
Bare branches.
Morning moon.
Morning moon.
Menemsha Pond seal warms in the day time.
Menemsha Pond seal warms in the day time.
Lobsterville landing.
Lobsterville landing.
Snow fence keeps sand in place on Lobsterville beach.
Snow fence keeps sand in place on Lobsterville beach.
The boathouse at Quitsa landing.
The boathouse at Quitsa landing.
The Island landscape is slowly greening and dotted with hardy spring bulbs just beginning to show their flowers. It will be many weeks still before we put away the polar fleece but you can feel the warmth in the air when the sun is shining.
This is one of the best times of the year to walk in the woods, and the Vineyard is lucky to have so many beautiful conservation properties for such walking.