Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: July 2020
Crossing the Sound under summer clouds.
Crossing the Sound under summer clouds.
Dog days of summer are fine, but kitty days are mellower.
Dog days of summer are fine, but kitty days are mellower.
Queen Anne's lace bloom at the Head of the Lagoon.
Queen Anne's lace bloom at the Head of the Lagoon.
Summer's here and the time is right for walking in the street.
Summer's here and the time is right for walking in the street.
Aquinnah cairns.
Aquinnah cairns.
Fishing vessel Martha Rose departs Menemsha harbor.
Fishing vessel Martha Rose departs Menemsha harbor.
Top sail schooner Alabama.
Top sail schooner Alabama.
The grand ladies of Ocean Park.
The grand ladies of Ocean Park.
The whitest of white cloud.
The whitest of white cloud.
Edgartown Light seen from North Water street.
Edgartown Light seen from North Water street.
Black-bellied plovers take flight.
Black-bellied plovers take flight.
Menemsha sunset, always a crowd pleaser.
Menemsha sunset, always a crowd pleaser.
Beaching on the Oak Bluffs harbor channel under the osprey pole.
Beaching on the Oak Bluffs harbor channel under the osprey pole.
Riding the trails of West Tisbury.
Riding the trails of West Tisbury.
Wash day.
Wash day.
Day lilies brighten Camp Ground porches.
Day lilies brighten Camp Ground porches.
Taking a walk along State Road.
Taking a walk along State Road.
Foggy morning on Oak Bluffs harbor.
Foggy morning on Oak Bluffs harbor.
Summer sail.
Summer sail.
The bustle of Oak Bluffs means the summer season is truly here.
The bustle of Oak Bluffs means the summer season is truly here.
Lagoon Pond quietude.
Lagoon Pond quietude.
Socially distant dining at Right Fork.
Socially distant dining at Right Fork.
Flying a kite in Ocean Park for the young, and young at heart.
Flying a kite in Ocean Park for the young, and young at heart.
Fearless at Bend in the Road Beach.
Fearless at Bend in the Road Beach.
Bouquets for every Island table from the farmers' market.
Bouquets for every Island table from the farmers' market.
This weekend serves notice that summer is truly upon us, complete with glittering bright days on the beach and cool evening breezes for cookout comfort. Now the Vineyard season begins to assume its true character. Soon we'll have an accurate idea of the tone of the summer, the things that are much the same and the things that are different.