Island Light: No Time to Tarry
Easing along the path of a milkweed leaf.
Easing along the path of a milkweed leaf.
Putting the pieces together in a dinghy puzzle.
Putting the pieces together in a dinghy puzzle.
Purple pride at Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
Purple pride at Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
Calm Lagoon waters.
Calm Lagoon waters.
Seawall bolsters the West Chop waterfront.
Seawall bolsters the West Chop waterfront.
Looking through the double ender at dock.
Looking through the double ender at dock.
Island flower stands have been seeing brisk business.
Island flower stands have been seeing brisk business.
Sunflowers are symbol of August.
Sunflowers are symbol of August.
Pulled ashore on Oak Bluffs inner harbor.
Pulled ashore on Oak Bluffs inner harbor.
Sunset over Sengekontacket.
Sunset over Sengekontacket.
Carpenter gothic cottages of the Camp Ground.
Carpenter gothic cottages of the Camp Ground.
Old fishing camp chimney at Pecoy Point.
Old fishing camp chimney at Pecoy Point.
Traffic whizzes by through downtown Oak Bluffs.
Traffic whizzes by through downtown Oak Bluffs.
Nothing says summer like the take out line at Gio's.
Nothing says summer like the take out line at Gio's.
Mid August already. This summer seems to speed by and we should make no mistake about this. To tarry is to lose precious time. Already the long shadows of dusk arrive earlier; sunrise breaks a bit later and the days grow shorter. Today we claim thirteen hours, one minute and twenty-two seconds of daylight, tomorrow there is one minute and twenty-one seconds less.
Hurry, lest the season and Island time pass you without notice.