Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: March 2019
First Sunday in spring.
First Sunday in spring.
Leisurely sit for a snowy owl on Norton Point.
Leisurely sit for a snowy owl on Norton Point.
Blues skies at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Blues skies at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Hawk overhead.
Hawk overhead.
The greeting committee at Grey Barn Farm.
The greeting committee at Grey Barn Farm.
East Chop Lighthouse.
East Chop Lighthouse.
Dawn at Oak Bluffs.
Dawn at Oak Bluffs.
Valentine, the newborn Devon calf up at the Beach Plum Inn.
Valentine, the newborn Devon calf up at the Beach Plum Inn.
Clouds and reflections.
Clouds and reflections.
Gay Head Cliffs under chilly March skies.
Gay Head Cliffs under chilly March skies.
Museum readies for it's Wednesday opening.
Museum readies for it's Wednesday opening.
Menemsha Pond marsh.
Menemsha Pond marsh.
Lights on, but nobody is home at Cow Bay.
Lights on, but nobody is home at Cow Bay.
Mild winter brings up snowdrops earlier in West Tisbury.
Mild winter brings up snowdrops earlier in West Tisbury.
Dawn comes up slowly in the east over Oak Bluffs harbor.
Dawn comes up slowly in the east over Oak Bluffs harbor.
The Yard and Red Baraat had them dancing up a storm in Chilmark.
The Yard and Red Baraat had them dancing up a storm in Chilmark.
Aquinnah dunes dressed in their winter colors.
Aquinnah dunes dressed in their winter colors.
Taking the icy plunge at Squibnocket.
Taking the icy plunge at Squibnocket.
Camp Ground's pink house brings some brightness to March.
Camp Ground's pink house brings some brightness to March.
Now comes March, with the all promise of the mud season that so often suffices to separate winter from summer on the Island. Spring may still be more than three weeks away, but the mud is here already, subject of course to periodic rounds of refreezing as dictated by the whims of the weird weather patterns that have buffeted us through this winter.