Island Light: Welcome Spring
Images from the fishing industry live on in Menemsha.
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Diners enjoy a meal on Vineyard Haven's waterfront at the Black Dog Tavern.
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Wet weather this week had falls at Priester's Pond running.
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Pup leads the way on a spring bike ride along East Chop.
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Capt. Bob Douglas enjoys the warm sun while on a harbor stroll.
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Gay Head Light beacon shines through the fog over Aquinnah.
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This winch has seen lots of weather and salt water.
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Ever-changing coastline at Chilmark's Lucy Vincent Beach.
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Colorful red shed in West Tisbury stands out against the misty day.
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Marine helicopter arrives for a sunset visit.
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Hot tin roof at the Katama Airfield.
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Ferry Martha's Vineyard makes her way through Vineyard Haven harbor.
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Spring quiet and serenity in Oak Bluffs harbor.
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On this first full day of spring, a quick glance at the countryside tells a story long familiar to Vineyarders, that this is the most erratic of all Island seasons. Snow is looming on our forecast later today and tomorrow. And yet we now hear reports of first arrivals: the return of ospreys and herring, the blooming of crocuses and snowdrops, the sounds of songbirds absent through the winter and the distinctive choral cry of tiny tree frogs known in these parts as pinkletinks.
