Island Light: December Days
Looping garlands around a Camp Ground porch for the season.
Looping garlands around a Camp Ground porch for the season.
Cottage and bird house closed for the winter.
Cottage and bird house closed for the winter.
View under the docks in Edgartown harbor.
View under the docks in Edgartown harbor.
Sky blue ceilings on North Water street home.
Sky blue ceilings on North Water street home.
Edgartown whaling captain's house.
Edgartown whaling captain's house.
High tide at the Gay Head Cliffs.
High tide at the Gay Head Cliffs.
Clay.
Clay.
WInterberry brightens Lucy Vincent in December.
WInterberry brightens Lucy Vincent in December.
Menemsha Coast Guard boathouse.
Menemsha Coast Guard boathouse.
Mermaid Farm tractor is done for the year.
Mermaid Farm tractor is done for the year.
In the barn at Polly Hill.
In the barn at Polly Hill.
Nancy Luce's friends keep her company in the West Tisbury cemetery.
Nancy Luce's friends keep her company in the West Tisbury cemetery.
SOuvenirs and gifts for another day.
SOuvenirs and gifts for another day.
Sun goes down over Big Bridge on Beach Road.
Sun goes down over Big Bridge on Beach Road.
Splash at Philbin Beach.
Splash at Philbin Beach.
Lights still on at West Tisbury town hall.
Lights still on at West Tisbury town hall.
Oak Bluffs Bandstand lighted for the season.
Oak Bluffs Bandstand lighted for the season.
Welcoming entrance to Ocean Park.
Welcoming entrance to Ocean Park.
Even as the days grow shorter and darker and the first day of winter approaches, the Vineyard turns brighter and depends on the lovely strings of seasonal lights and decorations to illuminate the passing December days. Candles light the windows of Island homes and church altars speak to the joy and compassion of a Christmas season colored by thoughts not of ourselves but of others.