Sunday Snow Blankets the Island
Menemsha’s Dutcher Dock with a weekend frosting.
Menemsha’s Dutcher Dock with a weekend frosting.
Little Lady safely in her port.
Little Lady safely in her port.
Menemsha docks covered with Sunday snow.
Menemsha docks covered with Sunday snow.
Gay Head Cliffs and lighthouse from the overlook.
Gay Head Cliffs and lighthouse from the overlook.
Sam Hart with his son Calum sled the Aquinnah Circle.
Sam Hart with his son Calum sled the Aquinnah Circle.
Moshup Trail in Aquinnah.
Moshup Trail in Aquinnah.
A different kind of beach day at Lucy Vincent.
A different kind of beach day at Lucy Vincent.
Sunday sledding commenced at Sweetened Water Farm in Edgartown.
Sunday sledding commenced at Sweetened Water Farm in Edgartown.
A big push and you’re off!
A big push and you’re off!
Father/daughter time.
Father/daughter time.
And their shrieks were heard all the way to Oak Bluffs.
And their shrieks were heard all the way to Oak Bluffs.
Community turned out in droves for the first real snowfall of the season.
Community turned out in droves for the first real snowfall of the season.
A time for snow angels too.
A time for snow angels too.
Hanging on for dear life.
Hanging on for dear life.
Bucolic winter scene outside the Ag Hall in West Tisbury.
Bucolic winter scene outside the Ag Hall in West Tisbury.
A blanket of snow for fondly recalled old friends.
A blanket of snow for fondly recalled old friends.
Martin Moreis salts the sideway in Vineyard Haven.
Martin Moreis salts the sideway in Vineyard Haven.
The Mocha Mott’s crew.
The Mocha Mott’s crew.
The sound of plow blades were heard across the Island Sunday morning.
The sound of plow blades were heard across the Island Sunday morning.
Piled out of way.
Piled out of way.
Gathering at Tashmoo.
Gathering at Tashmoo.
The slope was busy with families and children all day.
The slope was busy with families and children all day.
The long climb back up the hill.
The long climb back up the hill.
Whee!
Whee!
Parking is hard to come by after a snow along State Road and the Tashmoo Overlook.
Parking is hard to come by after a snow along State Road and the Tashmoo Overlook.
Ocean Park, pretty as a postcard.
Ocean Park, pretty as a postcard.
Summercamp Hotel not looking very summery.
Summercamp Hotel not looking very summery.
Bend in the Road Beach.
Bend in the Road Beach.
Catlle huddle up together for warmth at Slough Farm.
Catlle huddle up together for warmth at Slough Farm.
Snow fell steadily during the morning at Edgartown Great Pond.
Snow fell steadily during the morning at Edgartown Great Pond.
Katama.
Katama.
Before the plows come.
Before the plows come.
Deer bounds through the fallen snow.
Deer bounds through the fallen snow.
A glimpse through the boughs.
A glimpse through the boughs.
Camp Ground eaves frosted with snow.
Camp Ground eaves frosted with snow.
Study in white.
Study in white.
Ocean Park Bandstand.
Ocean Park Bandstand.
Sunset Lake.
Sunset Lake.
Snow crunches underfoot along the Camp Ground.
Snow crunches underfoot along the Camp Ground.
Dockside on the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Dockside on the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Daniel Vincent house in downtown Edgartown.
Daniel Vincent house in downtown Edgartown.
Edgartown harbor.
Edgartown harbor.
More than five inches of snow fell on the Island beginning Saturday night and continuing through Sunday morning. Though the roads were messy overnight and the plows busy, by morning people were out in the winter wonderland, sledding, walking and just taking in the new landscape.