Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: April 2023
Foggy morning on the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Foggy morning on the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Nantucket Sound rollers come in to Seaview avenue.
Nantucket Sound rollers come in to Seaview avenue.
Restoring the dunes on Lobsterville Beach.
Restoring the dunes on Lobsterville Beach.
Coming into port.
Coming into port.
Flying Horses in motion.
Flying Horses in motion.
Fixing to sail.
Fixing to sail.
Sunrise over Chappy.
Sunrise over Chappy.
Purple sandpiper mingles with sanderlings.
Purple sandpiper mingles with sanderlings.
Kids trout tournament is annual Island tradition.
Kids trout tournament is annual Island tradition.
Night on Vineyard Haven's Main street.
Night on Vineyard Haven's Main street.
West Chop sunset.
West Chop sunset.
Almost morning.
Almost morning.
Lucy Vincent driftwood.
Lucy Vincent driftwood.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
Duarte's Pond fog.
Duarte's Pond fog.
Splash!
Splash!
The buds are fat on roadside bushes, and the birds proclaim the season in their full morning chorus. Early morning winds still bluster from the northeast, chillingly enough to make the walker regret any lapses or omissions in bundling up. But nothing can erase the bright blooms of daffodils along stone walls, or on lawns now showing the first signs of new greening.