Island Light: Dog Days
Sunflower field in Katama is in full flowering glory in August.
Sunflower field in Katama is in full flowering glory in August.
White dresses wave in the wind at the Artisans Fair.
White dresses wave in the wind at the Artisans Fair.
Delanie Pickering performs at Morning Glory Farm.
Delanie Pickering performs at Morning Glory Farm.
Catching air at the Skate Park.
Catching air at the Skate Park.
Jetski fun in Sengekontacket.
Jetski fun in Sengekontacket.
Unsettled skies over South Beach.
Unsettled skies over South Beach.
Beach guard Azor mans the shack at Squibnocket.
Beach guard Azor mans the shack at Squibnocket.
Edgartown firefighters resond to a call at Alchemy. No damage was done at the restaurant.
Edgartown firefighters resond to a call at Alchemy. No damage was done at the restaurant.
Cooling off on Main street.
Cooling off on Main street.
Fishing vessel motors out of her home port of Menemsha.
Fishing vessel motors out of her home port of Menemsha.
Menemsha Solitude.
Menemsha Solitude.
Working on the dock.
Working on the dock.
Line of mailboxes on Middle Road.
Line of mailboxes on Middle Road.
Canopy of trees provides shade along Music street in West Tisbury.
Canopy of trees provides shade along Music street in West Tisbury.
Ruddy turnstones flit above the waters at Squibnocket.
Ruddy turnstones flit above the waters at Squibnocket.
Thistle ready to spread its seeds at Felix Neck.
Thistle ready to spread its seeds at Felix Neck.
Tractor fun at the Farm Institute.
Tractor fun at the Farm Institute.
Dog Days is the name for the most sultry period of summer, from July to August. Named in early times by observers in countries bordering the Mediterranean, the period was reckoned as extending from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) and the sun. So before the dogs stop barking this summer, get in the water and beat the heat.