Scenes from Martha's Vineyard, May 2018
Reflections of an American oystercatcher and Hoopah.
Reflections of an American oystercatcher and Hoopah.
Sunrise over the Lagoon.
Sunrise over the Lagoon.
Freight ferry Governor makes her way through the fog.
Freight ferry Governor makes her way through the fog.
Working boats at rest near Edgartown's Reading Room.
Working boats at rest near Edgartown's Reading Room.
Dramatic skies over Aquinnah.
Dramatic skies over Aquinnah.
Working hard to finish Squibnocket Beach before holiday weekend.
Working hard to finish Squibnocket Beach before holiday weekend.
It's poppy planting time at Tea Lane Farm.
It's poppy planting time at Tea Lane Farm.
Laughing gulls gather at the water's edge of Tashmoo.
Laughing gulls gather at the water's edge of Tashmoo.
Top sail schooner Shenandoah at rest in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Top sail schooner Shenandoah at rest in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Golden hour at the Oak Bluffs fish pier.
Golden hour at the Oak Bluffs fish pier.
Swirling waves at Lucy Vincent.
Swirling waves at Lucy Vincent.
Cherry blossoms to rival Washington D.C.'s.
Cherry blossoms to rival Washington D.C.'s.
This is what all those April showers brought.
This is what all those April showers brought.
Art of Flowers at Featherstone.
Art of Flowers at Featherstone.
Little League starts out season with parade down Circuit avenue.
Little League starts out season with parade down Circuit avenue.
Rolling waves leave foam to scour Philbin Beach in Aquinnah.
Rolling waves leave foam to scour Philbin Beach in Aquinnah.
Menemsha's Little Lady gets a pre-season tune up at the Martha's Vineyard Shipyard.
Menemsha's Little Lady gets a pre-season tune up at the Martha's Vineyard Shipyard.
Fog comes in on little cat feet over West Chop.
Fog comes in on little cat feet over West Chop.
Signs of the season: Blooming forsythia and a fishing bobber.
Signs of the season: Blooming forsythia and a fishing bobber.
Stonewalls mark old grazing fields at Waskosim's Rock.
Stonewalls mark old grazing fields at Waskosim's Rock.
Big machinery arrives in Menemsha to replace pilings.
Big machinery arrives in Menemsha to replace pilings.
Pilings in place.
Pilings in place.
The ribbon of sand from Farm Neck in Oak Bluffs to Cow Bay in Edgartown is certainly a leader in all things that suggest summer, but we continued around East Chop, from the bluffs down to Crystal Lake, and there next to the lapping waters of Nantucket Sound were more beach roses. The splendid flower and the Island's busy season both are imminent. May is the quiet before the storm.