Island Light: August Wonder
Graceful tree arches over Priester's Pond.
Graceful tree arches over Priester's Pond.
Calm water at the Quitsa boat landing.
Calm water at the Quitsa boat landing.
Following the path through the dunes at State Beach.
Following the path through the dunes at State Beach.
Wooden sailboats tied to their moorings in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Wooden sailboats tied to their moorings in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Unusual sight along Lambert's Cove Road.
Unusual sight along Lambert's Cove Road.
Snorkeling for treasures on the ocean bottom.
Snorkeling for treasures on the ocean bottom.
Zinnias put on a colorful display in West Tisbury.
Zinnias put on a colorful display in West Tisbury.
Bustling days on the airport tarmac.
Bustling days on the airport tarmac.
Crossing the Sound under cumulus clouds.
Crossing the Sound under cumulus clouds.
Vintage farm equipment left to rust on an Island farm.
Vintage farm equipment left to rust on an Island farm.
Tisbury Wharf.
Tisbury Wharf.
Dusk in Oak Bluffs and lights begin to turn on inside.
Dusk in Oak Bluffs and lights begin to turn on inside.
Sunset over Sengie.
Sunset over Sengie.
Lights on at the Tisbury School but no one home.
Lights on at the Tisbury School but no one home.
In the queue for the last ride to the mainland.
In the queue for the last ride to the mainland.
In the garden black-eyed Susans and rose of Sharon embrace the sun and heat. At the water's edge feeding fish break the surface with small splashes — smiling, perhaps, at the fisherman who got away.
August is at the halfway mark, the days are spent at the beach, and the nights are soft and full of quiet wonder.