Island Light: May Day
Tulips open in the warming sun in Ocean Park.
Tulips open in the warming sun in Ocean Park.
View of the Gay Head Cliffs from the overlook.
View of the Gay Head Cliffs from the overlook.
Daffodil house in Chilmark.
Daffodil house in Chilmark.
Night sky on East Chop.
Night sky on East Chop.
Island Home steams into her Vineyard Haven port.
Island Home steams into her Vineyard Haven port.
Protecting the dunes at Stonewall Beach.
Protecting the dunes at Stonewall Beach.
Menemsha fishing boats.
Menemsha fishing boats.
Tashmoo landing.
Tashmoo landing.
Sperm whale jaw on display at Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Sperm whale jaw on display at Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Old friends at the West Tisbury cemetery.
Old friends at the West Tisbury cemetery.
Shaped by a lifetime of waves at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Shaped by a lifetime of waves at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Blooms burst forth at Baptist church in Vineyard haven.
Blooms burst forth at Baptist church in Vineyard haven.
Grand ladies line Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
Grand ladies line Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
Welcome, May — how very welcome this new month is. The new green buds are bursting at its arrival; the birds sing earlier each morning as they gather materials for their nests. After weeks of waiting spring comes bursting forth this month, welcomed by daffodils and dogwood, herring and hummingbirds. Empty harbors will soon fill, as will the beaches. But first, time to enjoy spring in full bloom on the Vineyard.