Summer Days Drifting Away in Cottage City
Late July flowers brighten the jewel of Oak Bluffs: Ocean Park.
Late July flowers brighten the jewel of Oak Bluffs: Ocean Park.
Gymnastics time near the cool of the Ocean Park fountain.
Gymnastics time near the cool of the Ocean Park fountain.
Never too early to train for the next World Cup.
Never too early to train for the next World Cup.
Catch, of a four-legged variety.
Catch, of a four-legged variety.
Busy Oak Bluffs harbor fills with boats.
Busy Oak Bluffs harbor fills with boats.
Fishing boats raft together for the Oak Bluffs Bluewater tournament.
Fishing boats raft together for the Oak Bluffs Bluewater tournament.
Party time at the end of the day to meet your new neighbors.
Party time at the end of the day to meet your new neighbors.
Strolling is worthwhile anytime of day.
Strolling is worthwhile anytime of day.
Testing the skateboard skills down the hill on East Chop.
Testing the skateboard skills down the hill on East Chop.
Topsail schooner Alabama makes her way out to Vineyard Sound.
Topsail schooner Alabama makes her way out to Vineyard Sound.
Boats skip across the water.
Boats skip across the water.
Young and old attempt to snag the brass ring at the Flying Horses.
Young and old attempt to snag the brass ring at the Flying Horses.
What summery summer days we have been having this week!
As all longtime Vineyarders know, as the decades have passed, summer changes have been monumental on the Island. But, happily, there are other aspects of a Vineyard summer that have not changed. Family fun in Ocean Park, days spent out on the water, fishing boats rafted together in the Oak Bluffs harbor with cocktails and new friends, and riding the Flying Horses with hopes of catching the brass ring. May these summer rituals always remain!