Island Light: Prayer for Thanksgiving
So many geese a-laying in Ocean Park as Christmas lights go up.
So many geese a-laying in Ocean Park as Christmas lights go up.
Choppy water rises over West Chop pier.
Choppy water rises over West Chop pier.
Ferry makes her way back to home port of Woods Hole.
Ferry makes her way back to home port of Woods Hole.
Coast Guard heads out of Menemsha for training run.
Coast Guard heads out of Menemsha for training run.
Visited and munched by deer decades ago, a gnarled oak tree spreads out in Chilmark.
Visited and munched by deer decades ago, a gnarled oak tree spreads out in Chilmark.
Moshup Trail winds through dunes in Aquinnah.
Moshup Trail winds through dunes in Aquinnah.
Breaking News: The waves are breaking at Katama.
Breaking News: The waves are breaking at Katama.
No one to ride the curl.
No one to ride the curl.
The view through Camp Ground porches.
The view through Camp Ground porches.
Seen along Vineyard Haven waterfront.
Seen along Vineyard Haven waterfront.
Tidal ebb and flow off Philbin Beach.
Tidal ebb and flow off Philbin Beach.
Quitsa landing.
Quitsa landing.
Now is the season for a catching of breath, a pause for reflection, a counting of blessings. On the Vineyard we are in that heartbeat between the summer from which we are still recovering and the holidays about to rush upon us.
The time of the gathering of the harvest is past, and now comes the gathering of the tribe, the time of Thanksgiving. There are new faces at the table, and some from the past are gone. Each of us has changed, but Thanksgiving helps remind us of how much remains the same. Our Island is a daily reminder of how particularly blessed we are by surroundings of serenity and nature's plenty. As we sit to our dinners next Thursday, let us ask that our serenity and plenty be shared by all.