Island Light: Summer
Everything comes to a standstill when kitty is back in town.
Everything comes to a standstill when kitty is back in town.
End of the day and plenty of room at the Inkwell.
End of the day and plenty of room at the Inkwell.
Multi generations walk along the seawall in Oak Bluffs.
Multi generations walk along the seawall in Oak Bluffs.
New ferry Woods Hole makes her innaugural stop in Vineyard Haven.
New ferry Woods Hole makes her innaugural stop in Vineyard Haven.
Helicopter performs drills in Vineyard skies.
Helicopter performs drills in Vineyard skies.
Vinetage jet Ace Maker II makes an appearance at the airport.
Vinetage jet Ace Maker II makes an appearance at the airport.
Red-winged blackbird in vivid contrast to green around him.
Red-winged blackbird in vivid contrast to green around him.
A walk among daisies at Sweetened Water Farm.
A walk among daisies at Sweetened Water Farm.
Soaking in the sun and staying cool at the East Chop Beach Club.
Soaking in the sun and staying cool at the East Chop Beach Club.
Meanwhile, others take relief from the heat of the sun with a round of cards.
Meanwhile, others take relief from the heat of the sun with a round of cards.
Could there be a better spot for yoga on a warm June night?
Could there be a better spot for yoga on a warm June night?
Goodbye spring, and hello summer 2016!
Goodbye spring, and hello summer 2016!
The informal summer season opened on the Island during the long Memorial Day holiday weekend in late May. But that turning point seems so distant. Whatever became of May and for that matter so much of June. Now the rush is toward our next holiday appointment with the grand Fourth of July celebration, the turnover moment when the June people give way to the July visitors.