Island Light: Spring Ahead
The sun is a little higher in the sky these days.
The sun is a little higher in the sky these days.
Icy patterns on Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.
Icy patterns on Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury.
Chris Ewing gives Konrad an indoor March workout.
Chris Ewing gives Konrad an indoor March workout.
Jenifer Parkinson takes a moment to have a few laughs with the guests at Red Pony Farm.
Jenifer Parkinson takes a moment to have a few laughs with the guests at Red Pony Farm.
A frosty icicle beard hangs from a West Chop pier.
A frosty icicle beard hangs from a West Chop pier.
Seaweed sways in the tidal current of Menemsha.
Seaweed sways in the tidal current of Menemsha.
Be nice to our beaches.
Be nice to our beaches.
Built by Ozzie Fischer, atop Prospect Hill in Chilmark.
Built by Ozzie Fischer, atop Prospect Hill in Chilmark.
Coast Guard Station Menemsha performs drills in the Sound.
Coast Guard Station Menemsha performs drills in the Sound.
Still going strong after all these years.
Still going strong after all these years.
Just when you thought winter might be over.
Just when you thought winter might be over.
What to do on a cold day ... hot yoga, of course.
What to do on a cold day ... hot yoga, of course.
An old friend surfaced the other day, brown and the worse for wear, but was then immediately smothered in white a few short hours later. Evidently winter was not quite ready to cede ground to the lowly lawn.
But here comes a human construct to raise even the darkest spirits. At 2 a.m. this morning we leapt forward into Daylight Saving Time.
Does the drum beat of summer echo not far in the distance? Perhaps not quite yet, but already spirits seem to be lifting as the anticipation of a seasonal shift begins. New life and new light beckon, and although the mystery of what the season will bring remains, moving the clock forward can have the effect of turning the clock back on the years.