Island Light: Wondrously New
Sun rises alongside the Gay Head Light.
Sun rises alongside the Gay Head Light.
Out on Aquinnah waters.
Out on Aquinnah waters.
Capt. Buddy Vanderhoop at the helm.
Capt. Buddy Vanderhoop at the helm.
Familiar view from Lambert's Cove Road.
Familiar view from Lambert's Cove Road.
Lily pads remain at Duarte's Pond.
Lily pads remain at Duarte's Pond.
Zig zag pattern of snow fences in Edgartown.
Zig zag pattern of snow fences in Edgartown.
Flower can full of dahlias at roadside stand.
Flower can full of dahlias at roadside stand.
Sumac colors meadow at Pecoy Point.
Sumac colors meadow at Pecoy Point.
Branches dip into Priester's Pond.
Branches dip into Priester's Pond.
Overcast day keeps boats on their moorings in Tashmoo.
Overcast day keeps boats on their moorings in Tashmoo.
Ferry Island Home makes her way through fog.
Ferry Island Home makes her way through fog.
Maple tree flashes her bright foliage in October.
Maple tree flashes her bright foliage in October.
Lights go in in the Tisbury School as day darkens.
Lights go in in the Tisbury School as day darkens.
Familiar places become wondrously new in the Island light of October. This is never more evident than at the edges of the day, when you can't help but notice a clean, fine quality in the light as the first beams of the sun burns off the morning fog and then slants across lawns and open places. Already the sumac on hillsides and in old fields is showing tinges of red, a taste of the colorful show to come. Too soon, the leaves will be underfoot, and rakes will come out to create piles stacked high.