Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: May 2022
Horses and geese graze together in peace.
Horses and geese graze together in peace.
Rockers with a view.
Rockers with a view.
Menemsha reflections.
Menemsha reflections.
Circuit avenue before sunrise.
Circuit avenue before sunrise.
Crossing the Sound on the upper deck of the Island Home.
Crossing the Sound on the upper deck of the Island Home.
Photo op at Katama.
Photo op at Katama.
Dogs supervise tomato planting at Beetlebung Farm.
Dogs supervise tomato planting at Beetlebung Farm.
Edgartown harbor railway.
Edgartown harbor railway.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Lesser black-backed gull.
Jean Marc Dupon casts his flies at sunset.
Jean Marc Dupon casts his flies at sunset.
Chuck Hodgkinson gives his boat a bath as season begins.
Chuck Hodgkinson gives his boat a bath as season begins.
Fog cloaks the Gay Head Cliffs.
Fog cloaks the Gay Head Cliffs.
Anchored in Sengie.
Anchored in Sengie.
Capt. Tim Powers motors out of Menemsha.
Capt. Tim Powers motors out of Menemsha.
Mama and papa paddle with their goslings.
Mama and papa paddle with their goslings.
Full moon rises over East Chop.
Full moon rises over East Chop.
Path to the beach at Norton Point.
Path to the beach at Norton Point.
Wetting his line at Quansoo.
Wetting his line at Quansoo.
Rocking at the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Rocking at the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Chilling in the pasture at Grey Barn in Chilmark.
Chilling in the pasture at Grey Barn in Chilmark.
Skunk cabbage along Fulling Mill Brook.
Skunk cabbage along Fulling Mill Brook.
Sunrise at State Beach.
Sunrise at State Beach.
Oystercatcher in flight over Sengie.
Oystercatcher in flight over Sengie.
Cherry blossoms on Menemsha lawn.
Cherry blossoms on Menemsha lawn.
Least terns occupy their nest.
Least terns occupy their nest.
The best indication of May's arrival is color: the pink flowers of cherry trees along village streets, red tulips and white picket fences in Edgartown, the drifts of bright yellow daffodils, some planted more than a century ago, that grace the rolling hills and roadsides of the north shore, and the vibrant emerald green of lawns and farm fields from Aquinnah to Chappaquiddick.
Year in and out, the Vineyard explodes in color in May. As May opens, the world comes alive again. Spring has arrived.