Island Light: Welcome October
Flyfisherman wets his line in Sengekontacket at dusk.
Flyfisherman wets his line in Sengekontacket at dusk.
In September you get the best seats at the Harbor View Hotel.
In September you get the best seats at the Harbor View Hotel.
Evening moves in on Lake avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Evening moves in on Lake avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Oak Bluffs Bandstand ceiling glows against late September sky.
Oak Bluffs Bandstand ceiling glows against late September sky.
Edgartown Lighthouse reflected in pond.
Edgartown Lighthouse reflected in pond.
A tackle of fishermen gather at Menemsha Jetty.
A tackle of fishermen gather at Menemsha Jetty.
Gaily-painted carpenter's gothic filigree adorns porches in the Camp Ground.
Gaily-painted carpenter's gothic filigree adorns porches in the Camp Ground.
Seals enjoy Tim Luce's fish head bait even more so than fish.
Seals enjoy Tim Luce's fish head bait even more so than fish.
Are you ready for some football? The answer is yes in Waban Park.
Are you ready for some football? The answer is yes in Waban Park.
Golden afternoon light illuminates Katama surfcasters.
Golden afternoon light illuminates Katama surfcasters.
Pause that refreshes along State Beach.
Pause that refreshes along State Beach.
Photographers Woody Welch and Andrew Gonzales send up a drone to shoot aerials in Chilmark.
Photographers Woody Welch and Andrew Gonzales send up a drone to shoot aerials in Chilmark.
Clear skies full of stars over the East Chop Light.
Clear skies full of stars over the East Chop Light.
Dawn broke with a brilliant late September sun and still a hard wind. Kiteboarders raced through whitecaps on Sengekontacket Pond, framed on the landward side by trees that swayed and danced with every gust. Further inland some swamp maples have begun to turn, dropping scarlet leaves onto moss carpets. In the meadows and along the hillsides, goldenrod has emerged in great waves of lemon and ochre.
Goodbye September, and welcome, October.