Island Light: Changing Season
Keeping an eye out for schooling stripers.
Keeping an eye out for schooling stripers.
Goldenrod in abundance at Crab Creek.
Goldenrod in abundance at Crab Creek.
Dramatic clouds over Edgartown's Eel Pond.
Dramatic clouds over Edgartown's Eel Pond.
Vintage vehicle at Tisbury firefighters car show.
Vintage vehicle at Tisbury firefighters car show.
Still with us for over 450 million years, horseshoe crabs are found in Island waters.
Still with us for over 450 million years, horseshoe crabs are found in Island waters.
Sunflowers lift their heads to September sun at Katama Farm.
Sunflowers lift their heads to September sun at Katama Farm.
Cruise ship anchors off Oak Bluffs bringing fall visitors.
Cruise ship anchors off Oak Bluffs bringing fall visitors.
Osprey oversees action in Aquinnah.
Osprey oversees action in Aquinnah.
Gulls patrol East Chop bulkhead in search of food.
Gulls patrol East Chop bulkhead in search of food.
Colorful boats line the shore at Lobsterville.
Colorful boats line the shore at Lobsterville.
Living museum on the coast is present from an earlier era.
Living museum on the coast is present from an earlier era.
Island's westernmost beacon, the Gay Head Light, guides marieners.
Island's westernmost beacon, the Gay Head Light, guides marieners.
Gray clouds beyond Vineyard Haven's seawall.
Gray clouds beyond Vineyard Haven's seawall.
Setting sun over Sengekontacket's saltmarsh.
Setting sun over Sengekontacket's saltmarsh.
End of the day at Philbin Beach.
End of the day at Philbin Beach.
The signs of a changing season are everywhere. The crowds grow thinner and the choke of traffic becomes less aggravating. An occasional parking spot pops open here and there. Water temperatures stay warm enough to invite swimmers to a shoreline less crowded. The days ahead bring those high blue ocean skies and a bright glitter to the waters around us.