Island Light: Time of Reflection
Daffodils bloom on a Chilmark hillside.
Daffodils bloom on a Chilmark hillside.
Rainy day wandering the trails in the state forest.
Rainy day wandering the trails in the state forest.
Bald eagle and osprey duel for a fish over Duarte’s Pond.
Bald eagle and osprey duel for a fish over Duarte’s Pond.
Brick kiln waits for use at Featherstone.
Brick kiln waits for use at Featherstone.
Dusk on Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven.
Dusk on Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven.
Lights come on at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Lights come on at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Fish shack in picturesque Menemsha.
Fish shack in picturesque Menemsha.
Oak Bluffs moorings stored along East Chop Drive.
Oak Bluffs moorings stored along East Chop Drive.
Tisbury School.
Tisbury School.
Members of the high school's Navigator and Voyager programs meet with the West Tisbury EMS and fire department.
Members of the high school's Navigator and Voyager programs meet with the West Tisbury EMS and fire department.
Sunset over Sengekontacket.
Sunset over Sengekontacket.
Night at Packer Wharf in Vineyard Haven.
Night at Packer Wharf in Vineyard Haven.
Closed for the evening.
Closed for the evening.
Bald eagle takes flight.
Bald eagle takes flight.
Moorings ready to be dropped in Vineyard Haven harbor soon.
Moorings ready to be dropped in Vineyard Haven harbor soon.
Taking off from the starting line for a track meet.
Taking off from the starting line for a track meet.
Osprey dives in for a fresh fish.
Osprey dives in for a fresh fish.
Two ferries.
Two ferries.
Recent rain and chill to the contrary, spring definitely has reached our shores, and the season ahead has come into sight. The daffodils are in bloom, the forsythia is golden, robins are rampant, ospreys have returned to their summer homes. Surest sign of all, houses that have been locked and boarded are blooming like flowers themselves, with doors and windows open and furniture being reintroduced to porches. A time of reflection, a time of anticipation, a time of affirmation and of conservation. It’s Easter, and new life is beginning all around us.