Island Light: Fickle Weather
Keep on the path.
Keep on the path.
New shade structure up at the Gay Head Cliffs.
New shade structure up at the Gay Head Cliffs.
Gathering clouds over Ocean Park.
Gathering clouds over Ocean Park.
Wintering over on a mooring in Tashmoo.
Wintering over on a mooring in Tashmoo.
Crossing from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs.
Crossing from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs.
Rounding West Chop with a view of the East Chop Light.
Rounding West Chop with a view of the East Chop Light.
Along Seaview avenue.
Along Seaview avenue.
Up close and personal.
Up close and personal.
Off-season at the high school athletic field.
Off-season at the high school athletic field.
Persistant waves eat away at the clay cliffs of Lucy Vincent Beach.
Persistant waves eat away at the clay cliffs of Lucy Vincent Beach.
Gray day in Menemsha.
Gray day in Menemsha.
Moshup Trail.
Moshup Trail.
Philbin Beach boardwalk invites walkers on sunny day.
Philbin Beach boardwalk invites walkers on sunny day.
Rain over Sunset Lake.
Rain over Sunset Lake.
Seaview.
Seaview.
Light a candle, curse the glare.
Light a candle, curse the glare.
Sengie sunset.
Sengie sunset.
Peering up into the State Forest.
Peering up into the State Forest.
Camp Ground's Tabernacle.
Camp Ground's Tabernacle.
Swans paddle on a balmy January day.
Swans paddle on a balmy January day.
Paddleboarding time in Tashmoo.
Paddleboarding time in Tashmoo.
West Chop Light.
West Chop Light.
End of day.
End of day.
The January thaw has a tradition of its own. Weeks of freezing, Christmas snow — the pattern seemed to be clear. But suddenly raindrops have been a weekly presence and the thermometer settled in the forties and headed toward fifty. Disconcerting.
Reminded of how capricious and resistant to prediction our weather can be at this time of year, the wisest among us will accept each day without complaint. On the other hand, we reserve the right not to be wise.