Island Light: Quiet Time
Morning walk at Jetty Beach in Oak Bluffs.
Morning walk at Jetty Beach in Oak Bluffs.
High tide creeping up the shore on Chilmark Pond.
High tide creeping up the shore on Chilmark Pond.
Seasonal display along Tea Lane.
Seasonal display along Tea Lane.
Pumpkin field survivers post Halloween.
Pumpkin field survivers post Halloween.
Wet cows looking for shelter from the storm.
Wet cows looking for shelter from the storm.
Glacial erratic in Chilmark woods.
Glacial erratic in Chilmark woods.
East Chop dock stretches out to the horizon.
East Chop dock stretches out to the horizon.
DInghies line and Edgartown dock.
DInghies line and Edgartown dock.
colorful leaves along the path at Fulling Mill Brook.
colorful leaves along the path at Fulling Mill Brook.
Low tide reveals old causeway in Lagoon.
Low tide reveals old causeway in Lagoon.
Middle Road splendor.
Middle Road splendor.
Sixty minutes doesn't seem that much of a change, and for most a single hour's difference means only minor adjustments in our everyday lives. Early risers, school children, farmers and milk cows prefer the morning light. Others complain about ending the work day in darkness, about missing that long and lovely fade of twilight on the Vineyard.
For the Vineyard, it is the true start of winter, even though autumn officially extends far into December. There will be an entirely different rhythm to our days, and it is the rhythm of our quiet time.