Island Light: Summer Courtesy
Blue skies at Bend in the Road Beach and guards in their stand.
Blue skies at Bend in the Road Beach and guards in their stand.
Winds enough for a summer sail on Sengekontacket.
Winds enough for a summer sail on Sengekontacket.
Everybody, and we mean everybody, hit the beach this week.
Everybody, and we mean everybody, hit the beach this week.
Can it be any nicer than a boat ride to State Beach?
Can it be any nicer than a boat ride to State Beach?
Horseshoe crab visits the shore in Lagoon Pond.
Horseshoe crab visits the shore in Lagoon Pond.
So many ways to enjoy the water, paddle boarders in this case.
So many ways to enjoy the water, paddle boarders in this case.
Summer sun reflects off the waters of the Lagoon.
Summer sun reflects off the waters of the Lagoon.
Honorary Polar Bears warm after a swim at Inkwell Beach.
Honorary Polar Bears warm after a swim at Inkwell Beach.
Yucca blooms with rising sun.
Yucca blooms with rising sun.
Sailors and shellfishers keep the Lagoon busy.
Sailors and shellfishers keep the Lagoon busy.
Only bird song and quiet away from the crowd along Middle Road.
Only bird song and quiet away from the crowd along Middle Road.
The pause that refreshes.
The pause that refreshes.
Volunteers take down the Fourth of July flags in Vineyard Haven.
Volunteers take down the Fourth of July flags in Vineyard Haven.
Cruise ship spends the night in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Cruise ship spends the night in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Just take a deep breath and think about it. Smile at strangers and say hello. Be helpful about giving directions. If you have to drive from one town to another, leave plenty of time. Let cars from side streets into the stream of traffic. Don't respond to rudeness with a display of your own. Take the Rotary Club's advice: "Courtesy is everyone's business." It will be ever so much nicer a summer if you do.