Island Light: Plenty of Time
Colorful zinnias brighten Mermaid Farm's porch.
Colorful zinnias brighten Mermaid Farm's porch.
Post card perfection from Chilmark's fishing port Menemsha.
Post card perfection from Chilmark's fishing port Menemsha.
Menemsha docks filled with visiting boats.
Menemsha docks filled with visiting boats.
West Tisbury's historic Grange Hall against blue July skies.
West Tisbury's historic Grange Hall against blue July skies.
The field at Sweetened Water Farm in Edgartown.
The field at Sweetened Water Farm in Edgartown.
Red bi-plane in Katama ready to carry passengers above the Island.
Red bi-plane in Katama ready to carry passengers above the Island.
Ocean Park fountain sparkles in Oak Bluffs.
Ocean Park fountain sparkles in Oak Bluffs.
With its cast-iron arches and distinctive cupola, the Tabernacle is the heart of the Camp Ground.
With its cast-iron arches and distinctive cupola, the Tabernacle is the heart of the Camp Ground.
Stained glass windows in Trinity Methodist church.
Stained glass windows in Trinity Methodist church.
The Mansion House anchors Vineyard Haven's Main street.
The Mansion House anchors Vineyard Haven's Main street.
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club sailors learn to sail in calm harbor waters.
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club sailors learn to sail in calm harbor waters.
Sun sets on the day at Lake Tashmoo.
Sun sets on the day at Lake Tashmoo.
Five Corners at night.
Five Corners at night.
So far this year, the weather's never quite hit its stride. Heaviness and fog. Humidity and mist. Cool drizzly mornings yielding to a sultry sun. We have been the sideline spectators to anomalies of weather that have made this in no way a typical summer.
By the weekend, however, people were at the beach, where they belonged. The sun woke early and bold, eagerly wiping the dew off the grass with no fog or drizzle to make the task difficult. We may at last have the summer we know so well. There's plenty of time.