For the Listener, Who Listens in the Snow
Day breaks over the Oak Bluffs fish pier.
Day breaks over the Oak Bluffs fish pier.
Farm wrapped in snowy blanket.
Farm wrapped in snowy blanket.
A little bit of snow can't keep walkers at home.
A little bit of snow can't keep walkers at home.
Gay Head Light stands over changed winter landscape.
Gay Head Light stands over changed winter landscape.
No osprey this time of year, but snow occupies the nest.
No osprey this time of year, but snow occupies the nest.
Winter scene, Menemsha.
Winter scene, Menemsha.
Nighttime lights still glow inside the Ocean Park bandstand.
Nighttime lights still glow inside the Ocean Park bandstand.
Hunkered down in Menemsha.
Hunkered down in Menemsha.
Summercamp doesn't look very summery today.
Summercamp doesn't look very summery today.
Methodist Church in the Camp Ground evokes a scene from Currier and Ives.
Methodist Church in the Camp Ground evokes a scene from Currier and Ives.
Any day is a good day for a bike ride.
Any day is a good day for a bike ride.
Snow obscures bright colors of Gay Head Cliffs.
Snow obscures bright colors of Gay Head Cliffs.
First good snow of the year give new look to winter landscapes.
First good snow of the year give new look to winter landscapes.
The first snow of the New Year fell Friday on Martha’s Vineyard.
Snow has a way of inviting us to see anew as it opens new vistas, decking them in white. But this morning, what strikes us as most marvelous about the snow is its awesome acoustics. We step outside in morning to break its deep silence with our small human noises — the scrape of the shovel against sidewalk, the rhythmic sweep of brush on car windshields and windows. Later, the hills will ring with the squeals of sledders careening downhill at Tashmoo and Sweetened Water Farm and other favorite Island spots.