Island Light: Hello June
Last of the lilacs in Chilmark.
Last of the lilacs in Chilmark.
Horses are out to pasture during these greening days of late spring.
Horses are out to pasture during these greening days of late spring.
Footbridge over Duarte's Pond.
Footbridge over Duarte's Pond.
What's not for dinner.
What's not for dinner.
Flanders mill is up-Island landmark.
Flanders mill is up-Island landmark.
Station Menemsha at the ready for boating season.
Station Menemsha at the ready for boating season.
Tashmoo farm is down-Island landmark.
Tashmoo farm is down-Island landmark.
Pastoral scene off Lambert's Cove Road.
Pastoral scene off Lambert's Cove Road.
Deep in the piney woods.
Deep in the piney woods.
Coastal yard art.
Coastal yard art.
Fish pots stacked high in Menemsha.
Fish pots stacked high in Menemsha.
Working harbor of Vineyard Haven.
Working harbor of Vineyard Haven.
Sun sets over Tashmoo. Long days are here.
Sun sets over Tashmoo. Long days are here.
Now is the time to replant window boxes and dooryard pots, and replace hardy pansies and Johnny jump-ups with their heat-loving stand-ins: geraniums, impatiens and nasturtiums. Time to put out tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and summer squash in the vegetable garden. Time to shear the sheep and put away horse blankets for the year.
Hello June, the month for brides and graduates and the first ice cream cone of the season.