Island Light: Turning Point of Fall
Afternoon sunlight streams through golden maple leaves in Oak Bluffs.
Afternoon sunlight streams through golden maple leaves in Oak Bluffs.
Carpenter's Gothic detail mark this Camp Ground cottage.
Carpenter's Gothic detail mark this Camp Ground cottage.
Rock jetty extends into Nantucket Sound at Inkwell Beach.
Rock jetty extends into Nantucket Sound at Inkwell Beach.
Fifth and sixth grade football players practice under lights at high school.
Fifth and sixth grade football players practice under lights at high school.
Chappy ferry follows the track of the moon.
Chappy ferry follows the track of the moon.
One can almost hear the crunching of leaves underfoot tromping through Chilmark woods.
One can almost hear the crunching of leaves underfoot tromping through Chilmark woods.
John Hanavan takes a break outside the courthouse on Super Tuesday.
John Hanavan takes a break outside the courthouse on Super Tuesday.
Voters form a queue at Edgartown town hall Tuesday.
Voters form a queue at Edgartown town hall Tuesday.
Soccer team beat Bishop-Stang in first game of playoffs Tuesday night.
Soccer team beat Bishop-Stang in first game of playoffs Tuesday night.
The tide flows strong through Menemsha.
The tide flows strong through Menemsha.
Sun falls on another day at Edgartown's South Beach.
Sun falls on another day at Edgartown's South Beach.
Stars shine in the clear November night over the Old Sculpin.
Stars shine in the clear November night over the Old Sculpin.
It's the time of year when the shift starts, when we feel the edges of winter starting to close in. The leaves are just barely hanging on to ever-barer branches, their departure helped along with fall winds and rain. Time to stock the firewood, rake up the piles of leaves, adjust to shorter days. Holidays and snow are on the horizon.
There's beauty in this time of year, too: the surprise of a warm and sunny day, a shock of yellow leaves framing a house, being cozy inside as the wind howls outside, familiar rituals like voting and setting the clock back. Join Timothy Johnson as he captures some of these moments.