June Sunsets
Thursday night's sunset casts golden hue over fishermen.
Thursday night's sunset casts golden hue over fishermen.
Setting sun, pink clouds as seen from State Beach.
Setting sun, pink clouds as seen from State Beach.
Fiery sky above Aquinnah tribal lands.
Fiery sky above Aquinnah tribal lands.
Sunset as seen from Eastville Point Beach.
Sunset as seen from Eastville Point Beach.
Watching the light go out from Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven.
Watching the light go out from Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven.
And a sunrise, too: early morning view from Gaines Way, Edgartown.
And a sunrise, too: early morning view from Gaines Way, Edgartown.
Vineyard sunsets often have their admirers — look at the perennial crowds that gather at Menemsha to savor the end of the day. There seems to be something extra special about these mid-June sunsets, though, perhaps because they come at the end of the first warm, long, summer-like days. Here are snapshots of Vineyard sunsets (and one sunrise) from around the Island this week.