Island Light: Headlong Hurry
Sun sets on another Vineyard summer.
Sun sets on another Vineyard summer.
Duartes Pond.
Duartes Pond.
Summer day on Seaview avenue.
Summer day on Seaview avenue.
Monarch caterpillar lunches at Felix Neck.
Monarch caterpillar lunches at Felix Neck.
Ferry and barge keep things busy on Oak Bluffs wharf.
Ferry and barge keep things busy on Oak Bluffs wharf.
Furling sails.
Furling sails.
West Tisbury barn.
West Tisbury barn.
So many cars.
So many cars.
Touching up the trim on Ocean Park.
Touching up the trim on Ocean Park.
Sanderling on the wrack line.
Sanderling on the wrack line.
Safety first.
Safety first.
Path to the shore.
Path to the shore.
Shenandoah idle in Vineyard Haven.
Shenandoah idle in Vineyard Haven.
End of the day on Sengie.
End of the day on Sengie.
August is almost over, having passed once more in its headlong hurry. September now stretches before us, its thirty days a seeming eternity. Poised between summer's rush and fall's recessional, this month occupies a special place in every Island year — first in anticipation, then in savored enjoyment and finally in happy memory.