Island Light: Welcome June
Beach Road is ablaze in blooms of pink, red and white flowers as rosa rugosa brighten the dunes.
Beach Road is ablaze in blooms of pink, red and white flowers as rosa rugosa brighten the dunes.
Old boat hull retains it's character on the dunes of Tashmoo.
Old boat hull retains it's character on the dunes of Tashmoo.
Dandelions, poof, and they're gone.
Dandelions, poof, and they're gone.
A smile from Dillon with his prize crab in the net.
A smile from Dillon with his prize crab in the net.
A toast to the end of a beautiful day on the Tashmoo jetty.
A toast to the end of a beautiful day on the Tashmoo jetty.
Lone cormorant is only visitor to this West Chop pier early in the season.
Lone cormorant is only visitor to this West Chop pier early in the season.
Nothing to do but relax and enjoy your surroundings when the drawbridge is up.
Nothing to do but relax and enjoy your surroundings when the drawbridge is up.
Rain on Memorial Day did little to dampen visitors' enthusiasm.
Rain on Memorial Day did little to dampen visitors' enthusiasm.
Fishing village of Menemsha quiet on an overcast day.
Fishing village of Menemsha quiet on an overcast day.
Fishing nets cranked up before a trip out on the water.
Fishing nets cranked up before a trip out on the water.
On beaches and at the edge of farm fields, rosa rugosa is the flower of the month — great drifts of them, strewn across the landscape like a scene brushed by Monet. Daisies are also in bloom. Baltimore orioles and finches decorate bird feeders with their brilliant oranges and yellows. A cardinal trills loudly outside the Gazette newsroom.
Hello June, the month for brides and graduates and the first ice cream cone of the season.