Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: October 2019
Forty ring-necked pheasants were released in the State Forest.
Forty ring-necked pheasants were released in the State Forest.
Still some days left in October to swim in the Atlantic.
Still some days left in October to swim in the Atlantic.
Bird's eye view of sunrise on Seaview avenue.
Bird's eye view of sunrise on Seaview avenue.
Blue sky at Bend in the Road Beach.
Blue sky at Bend in the Road Beach.
Seasonal glory at Mill Pond.
Seasonal glory at Mill Pond.
Waves roll in ceaselessly onto Menemsha.
Waves roll in ceaselessly onto Menemsha.
New friendships made at Brookside Farm.
New friendships made at Brookside Farm.
October change.
October change.
Squibnocket roiling.
Squibnocket roiling.
Mark Morris heads out of Oak Bluffs harbor to do some conch fishing.
Mark Morris heads out of Oak Bluffs harbor to do some conch fishing.
Taking a time out at the Old Sculpin Gallery.
Taking a time out at the Old Sculpin Gallery.
Bob Kimberly tests the water temperature in Ice House Pond.
Bob Kimberly tests the water temperature in Ice House Pond.
Muted colors and misty conditions lend an impressionistic quality to Sengie.
Muted colors and misty conditions lend an impressionistic quality to Sengie.
Walkway through the saltmarsh at Farm Pond.
Walkway through the saltmarsh at Farm Pond.
Golden hour on Sengekontacket.
Golden hour on Sengekontacket.
Oak Bluffs shellfish constable Chuck Fisher rescues scallop seed in the Lagoon.
Oak Bluffs shellfish constable Chuck Fisher rescues scallop seed in the Lagoon.
Merlin checks out its surroundings.
Merlin checks out its surroundings.
It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween.
It's beginning to look a lot like Halloween.
Cormorants have taken up residence in Edgartown harbor in October.
Cormorants have taken up residence in Edgartown harbor in October.
Tabernacle benches illuminated through stained glass.
Tabernacle benches illuminated through stained glass.
Spiral staircase in Cape Pogue Lighthouse.
Spiral staircase in Cape Pogue Lighthouse.
Squashes cure in the greenhouse at Morning Glory Farm.
Squashes cure in the greenhouse at Morning Glory Farm.
Party of blue jays in October skies.
Party of blue jays in October skies.
Leading to the beach on the Oak Bluffs side of the Lagoon.
Leading to the beach on the Oak Bluffs side of the Lagoon.
End of day in Aquinnah.
End of day in Aquinnah.
It's always good advice to seize the day. Here, in the early days of October, with blue skies stretching as far as the eye can see and crisp weather made for walking, the days are very seizable.
It's a moment to be outdoors drinking in the Island's beauty, a moment to pause and breathe deeply here on the far shore of Vineyard summer.