Island Light: March Days
Daffodils bloom alongside a stone wall in Chilmark.
Daffodils bloom alongside a stone wall in Chilmark.
Breaking waves at Katama.
Breaking waves at Katama.
Soon the moorings will be set again in Aquinnah.
Soon the moorings will be set again in Aquinnah.
Phragmites catch the sun on the shore of Lagoon Pond.
Phragmites catch the sun on the shore of Lagoon Pond.
Horses at Brookside Farm welcome spring temperatures.
Horses at Brookside Farm welcome spring temperatures.
View to Tower Hill from Edgartown harbor.
View to Tower Hill from Edgartown harbor.
Farm fence in West Tisbury follows contours of the land.
Farm fence in West Tisbury follows contours of the land.
The old fire tower in Christiantown.
The old fire tower in Christiantown.
Deer are out and about this time of year.
Deer are out and about this time of year.
Gay Head Light.
Gay Head Light.
Colorful buoys stored for the off-season in Vineyard Haven.
Colorful buoys stored for the off-season in Vineyard Haven.
Driftwood on the shore at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Driftwood on the shore at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Gazing out across the Atlantic.
Gazing out across the Atlantic.
Menemsha fish shack on a gray day.
Menemsha fish shack on a gray day.
Traffic backs up on the drawbridge as work on the bike path continues.
Traffic backs up on the drawbridge as work on the bike path continues.
History exposed at low tide.
History exposed at low tide.
Variety of older vehicles on the Vineyard is amazing.
Variety of older vehicles on the Vineyard is amazing.
Tractors dot an Island field in spring.
Tractors dot an Island field in spring.
Shipyard boat storage.
Shipyard boat storage.
Congregational church steeple in West Tisbury.
Congregational church steeple in West Tisbury.
In these early days of spring an Islander is as likely to see morning frost as a blooming crocus, and one day's heat is the next day's chill. We need no banging of drums for the season to come; our yearning for the warmth is palpable.