Scenes from Martha’s Vineyard, April 2024
Marni Fischer takes in the solar eclipse.
Marni Fischer takes in the solar eclipse.
Skunk cabbage unfurls its aromatic foliage.
Skunk cabbage unfurls its aromatic foliage.
Snowy egret forages the shoreline for food.
Snowy egret forages the shoreline for food.
Slip repair at the Vineyard Haven Steamship terminal.
Slip repair at the Vineyard Haven Steamship terminal.
Passing boats in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Passing boats in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Thatching the fields at Nip 'n' Tuck Farm.
Thatching the fields at Nip 'n' Tuck Farm.
Path from Aquinnah Circle to Moshup Beach.
Path from Aquinnah Circle to Moshup Beach.
Tulip season at the base of Main street in Edgartown.
Tulip season at the base of Main street in Edgartown.
The arrival of spring will lock the sun on the Island side of the equator for the next six months and this is the real news of this seasonal moment. The days and weeks ahead will bring seasonal fits and starts, a setback or two and then an avalanche of green and the bright blooms of daffodils, lilacs and wild apple.
Welcome April. The turn of the season is at hand.