Island Light: June Days
Francesca Amodio, Breandan Flannagan, and Owen Amodio play in the Katama surf.
Francesca Amodio, Breandan Flannagan, and Owen Amodio play in the Katama surf.
Best time of the year for a bike ride to the beach.
Best time of the year for a bike ride to the beach.
Early morning fog cloaks Sweetened Water Farm.
Early morning fog cloaks Sweetened Water Farm.
Swallows on a wire in Katama.
Swallows on a wire in Katama.
Nights falls at the Camp Ground.
Nights falls at the Camp Ground.
Coreopsis bloom on East Chop.
Coreopsis bloom on East Chop.
At rest in Edgarown harbor.
At rest in Edgarown harbor.
Roses cascade over Vineyard Haven picket fence.
Roses cascade over Vineyard Haven picket fence.
Menemsha still life.
Menemsha still life.
Dr. Fisher House, pretty as a postcard.
Dr. Fisher House, pretty as a postcard.
Sengie sunset.
Sengie sunset.
Edgartown Marine Services tender makes the rounds.
Edgartown Marine Services tender makes the rounds.
Still quiet at South Beach.
Still quiet at South Beach.
Dinghies filling up the docks at Owen Park.
Dinghies filling up the docks at Owen Park.
Rhododendrons brighten Camp Ground porch.
Rhododendrons brighten Camp Ground porch.
Trail of headlights along Circuit avenue.
Trail of headlights along Circuit avenue.
No swimmers to guard today at the ECBC.
No swimmers to guard today at the ECBC.
Foggy Edgartown.
Foggy Edgartown.
Beach day for father and daughter.
Beach day for father and daughter.
Clover is always sweeter on the other side of the fence.
Clover is always sweeter on the other side of the fence.
Just stopping by for a visit.
Just stopping by for a visit.
Slight chop in the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Slight chop in the Oak Bluffs harbor.
On beaches and at the edge of farm fields, rosa rugosa is the flower of the month — great drifts of them, strewn across the landscape like a scene brushed by Monet. Daisies are also in bloom. Baltimore orioles and finches decorate bird feeders with their brilliant oranges and yellows. A cardinal trills loudly outside the Gazette newsroom.
Hello June, the month for brides and graduates and the first ice cream cone of the season.