Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: February 2019
Looks like February in Menemsha.
Looks like February in Menemsha.
Edgartown Lighthouse.
Edgartown Lighthouse.
Full snow moon rises over fish pier.
Full snow moon rises over fish pier.
Menemsha seal enjoys some quiet beach time.
Menemsha seal enjoys some quiet beach time.
Smoothed by centuries of tides at Squibnocket.
Smoothed by centuries of tides at Squibnocket.
Full moon over a snow-dusted Aquinnah.
Full moon over a snow-dusted Aquinnah.
Common eiders and scoters gather in winter waters.
Common eiders and scoters gather in winter waters.
Bandstand in cold conditions.
Bandstand in cold conditions.
Along Vineyard Haven's waterfront.
Along Vineyard Haven's waterfront.
Crusty top of ice blanketed Sengekontacket Pond.
Crusty top of ice blanketed Sengekontacket Pond.
It sure looks like a polar vortex . . . minus the snow.
It sure looks like a polar vortex . . . minus the snow.
Vineyard Gems wait out the winter for their moment in warmer weather.
Vineyard Gems wait out the winter for their moment in warmer weather.
Work continued on the Edgartown Yacht Club.
Work continued on the Edgartown Yacht Club.
Reflections on a boat ride from the mainland.
Reflections on a boat ride from the mainland.
Day begins as the sun rises over Harthaven saltmarsh.
Day begins as the sun rises over Harthaven saltmarsh.
Ice on Tisbury Great Pond at Long Point.
Ice on Tisbury Great Pond at Long Point.
Spending the winter on the Lagoon.
Spending the winter on the Lagoon.
Freight boat comes and goes, but the gull is forever.
Freight boat comes and goes, but the gull is forever.
A large blocking high over Canada’s Hudson Bay this week displaced the polar vortex southward, pouring the continent's coldest air into New England. Meanwhile a strong, upper-level low pressure system tracked eastward from the Midwest, speeding the frigid air of the jet stream on its way into our region. This, in the parlance of meteoroligists, is by way of saying it's been wicked cold.
Sounds like February to us.