Island Light: Summer Journey
Summer blues: Hydrangea bloom alongside a picket fence in Vineyard Haven.
Summer blues: Hydrangea bloom alongside a picket fence in Vineyard Haven.
Grazing in a Chilmark pasture.
Grazing in a Chilmark pasture.
Summer Love in the Camp Ground evokes timeless style.
Summer Love in the Camp Ground evokes timeless style.
Preparing the netting for the blueberry bushes.
Preparing the netting for the blueberry bushes.
South Beach lifeguards train before the day begins providing protection in Edgartown.
South Beach lifeguards train before the day begins providing protection in Edgartown.
Practicing safety drills to get it right if needed.
Practicing safety drills to get it right if needed.
Waves are often a challenge for inexperienced swimmers.
Waves are often a challenge for inexperienced swimmers.
Barn in West Tisbury, faded to gray after many seasons in the sun and weather.
Barn in West Tisbury, faded to gray after many seasons in the sun and weather.
Who's watching who here.
Who's watching who here.
Gleason family keeps cool at Owen Park while waiting for the ferry.
Gleason family keeps cool at Owen Park while waiting for the ferry.
Ocean Park's bandstand.
Ocean Park's bandstand.
Puddle Duck on her mooring while sailboat is out.
Puddle Duck on her mooring while sailboat is out.
Pulled ashore on Owen Park.
Pulled ashore on Owen Park.
Vineyard Haven is known for its number of wooden boats.
Vineyard Haven is known for its number of wooden boats.
Tomorrow brings a small turn of the calendar page, but a giant leap for the whole Island community. For Monday brings July, and July begins the grand journey we call Vineyard summer. We push away from the shore of June, so many of us from so many places and so many different backgrounds, drawn together to share in this Island's sparkling passage through a season that will wait for us no longer. Summer is here, says July, and we must seize the day.