Island Light: Noble Days
Old wooden lighthouse at Cape Pogue watches over the Atlantic.
Old wooden lighthouse at Cape Pogue watches over the Atlantic.
Today the Cape Pogue Light has no keeper, and the light has been automated since 1943.
Today the Cape Pogue Light has no keeper, and the light has been automated since 1943.
Climb the spiral staircase to the lantern room.
Climb the spiral staircase to the lantern room.
Over the dunes and through the cedars to the lighthouse you go.
Over the dunes and through the cedars to the lighthouse you go.
Stone chimney at Cape Pogue elbow is landmark for mariners and fishermen.
Stone chimney at Cape Pogue elbow is landmark for mariners and fishermen.
Trying his luck off Chappy Point.
Trying his luck off Chappy Point.
Winter rental available in West Tisbury, available immediately.
Winter rental available in West Tisbury, available immediately.
Seasonal change at Seth's Pond.
Seasonal change at Seth's Pond.
Turtled on the beach at Owen Park.
Turtled on the beach at Owen Park.
Classic windows at new house construction on Vineyard Haven's Main street.
Classic windows at new house construction on Vineyard Haven's Main street.
Gray skies over Sunset Lake.
Gray skies over Sunset Lake.
Milkweed seeds take to the air at Felix Neck.
Milkweed seeds take to the air at Felix Neck.
Derby lineup along the Big Bridge channel jetty.
Derby lineup along the Big Bridge channel jetty.
Sunset splash at Philbin Beach.
Sunset splash at Philbin Beach.
Night at the museum.
Night at the museum.
Midnight along East Chop Drive.
Midnight along East Chop Drive.
The talk of the Island is about change, about a time of year when the pace of Vineyard life slows enough to enjoy the seasonal gifts of autumn, a period of noble days and cool nights.
Our year is in transition, caught somewhere between summer's end and the first northeaster before the first hard frost.