Island Light: Drama of the Seasons
Still a few beach days left in the season to enjoy Menemsha.
Still a few beach days left in the season to enjoy Menemsha.
Wide open spaces along East Chop Drive.
Wide open spaces along East Chop Drive.
Weeping willow waves in this week's winds.
Weeping willow waves in this week's winds.
Sherm Goldstein and grandson enjoy the churning water.
Sherm Goldstein and grandson enjoy the churning water.
At the end of summer.
At the end of summer.
Katama wave.
Katama wave.
Traffic at the drawbridge remains.
Traffic at the drawbridge remains.
Brock Callen takes advantage of remnants of Hurricane Teddy.
Brock Callen takes advantage of remnants of Hurricane Teddy.
Surfers filled the water at Squibnocket.
Surfers filled the water at Squibnocket.
Peaceful, easy feeling.
Peaceful, easy feeling.
Another summer has come and gone.
Another summer has come and gone.
Fishing village of Menemsha and its working fleet.
Fishing village of Menemsha and its working fleet.
Around us, the natural world is responding to seasonal changes. Birds are migrating, poison ivy vines along woodland paths are turning crimson and caterpillars are on the move.
We've enjoyed the second blossoming of sweet clematis, and at farm stands across the Island, a healthy pumpkin crop is in. Here at the knife-edge of the year, poised between summer and fall, it’s hard not to appreciate the drama of the seasons.