Scenes from Martha's Vineyard, June 2018
Roses, a picket fence, a steeple: this is summer in New England.
Roses, a picket fence, a steeple: this is summer in New England.
Nature's jewelry box found on the beach.
Nature's jewelry box found on the beach.
A clutch of peonies for Krishana Collins at Tea Lane Farm.
A clutch of peonies for Krishana Collins at Tea Lane Farm.
Catching the wind off the drawbridge.
Catching the wind off the drawbridge.
Pedaling on a June afternoon.
Pedaling on a June afternoon.
Wetting line in the morning sun.
Wetting line in the morning sun.
Blooming rosa rugosa ring Lake Tashmoo.
Blooming rosa rugosa ring Lake Tashmoo.
Cloudbow at Philbin Beach.
Cloudbow at Philbin Beach.
Tigress has Edgartown harbor to herself on an early June day.
Tigress has Edgartown harbor to herself on an early June day.
Wisteria climbs over a fence on East Chop.
Wisteria climbs over a fence on East Chop.
Song sparrows sing for their supper in an Aquinnah backyard.
Song sparrows sing for their supper in an Aquinnah backyard.
Family Planning art show through the years on posters.
Family Planning art show through the years on posters.
End of the day cocktails on Tashmoo.
End of the day cocktails on Tashmoo.
Walking on Music street.
Walking on Music street.
Reading while waiting for the Chappy Ferry.
Reading while waiting for the Chappy Ferry.
Menemsha Texaco.
Menemsha Texaco.
Calm waters fit for paddleboarding.
Calm waters fit for paddleboarding.
Bright tulip, a lovely spot of color.
Bright tulip, a lovely spot of color.
Lady slippers are in bloom.
Lady slippers are in bloom.
Beach day at newly replenished Squibnocket Beach.
Beach day at newly replenished Squibnocket Beach.
Field of dreams, field of daisies for this horse.
Field of dreams, field of daisies for this horse.
Color Purple show at Featherstone.
Color Purple show at Featherstone.
Haying away on a late spring day.
Haying away on a late spring day.
Sunrise, Oak Bluffs harbor.
Sunrise, Oak Bluffs harbor.
Graduating eighth graders at West Tisbury school.
Graduating eighth graders at West Tisbury school.
Sunny days abound, and the beaches will soon be full, rhododendrons are in their glory as are the azaleas. Graduation ceremonies begin with the charter school and continue with the regional high school, and eighth grades soon after. Enjoy June, the calm before the headlong rush of summer.