Island Light: Turning Summer's Page
KIte flyers overtook Ocean Park for the annual Wind Festival in Oak Bluffs.
KIte flyers overtook Ocean Park for the annual Wind Festival in Oak Bluffs.
Pine tree stand tall and strong at Farm Neck Golf Club.
Pine tree stand tall and strong at Farm Neck Golf Club.
Hangar at Katama Airfield shows solidarity with Texas friends after hurricane Harvey.
Hangar at Katama Airfield shows solidarity with Texas friends after hurricane Harvey.
Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha . . . all angles.
Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha . . . all angles.
Calm water at the shuck shack on the Lagoon in Vineyard Haven.
Calm water at the shuck shack on the Lagoon in Vineyard Haven.
Shorebirds wade in the Lagoon.
Shorebirds wade in the Lagoon.
Owner Jirka Pavelka serves up a pie at Porto Pizza.
Owner Jirka Pavelka serves up a pie at Porto Pizza.
Thankfully, no one needs rescuing on West Chop.
Thankfully, no one needs rescuing on West Chop.
Season's bounty at Chilmark's North Tabor Farm.
Season's bounty at Chilmark's North Tabor Farm.
Photo ops everywhere in the fishing village of Menemsha.
Photo ops everywhere in the fishing village of Menemsha.
Fishing boats return to harbor after day out on Sound.
Fishing boats return to harbor after day out on Sound.
Heading back into Oak Bluffs after a long bike ride.
Heading back into Oak Bluffs after a long bike ride.
Sunset kayak tours enjoy last rays of the sun.
Sunset kayak tours enjoy last rays of the sun.
A toast to the end of another beautiful September day.
A toast to the end of another beautiful September day.
September, this wonderful month of harvest and ripeness, now stretches before us, its thirty days a seeming eternity. Poised between summer's rush and fall's recessional, this month occupies a special place in every Island year — first in anticipation, then in savored enjoyment and finally in happy memory.