Island Light: Quiet Week
Glimpse of sunshine brightens East Chop Light.
Glimpse of sunshine brightens East Chop Light.
On the Vineyard Haven harbor.
On the Vineyard Haven harbor.
Grazing at Nip 'n Tuck Farm.
Grazing at Nip 'n Tuck Farm.
Roofers complete the job on North Watr street in Edgartown.
Roofers complete the job on North Watr street in Edgartown.
Empty slips along the Oak Bluffs harbor bulkhead in March.
Empty slips along the Oak Bluffs harbor bulkhead in March.
Perspective at the Aquinnah Circle.
Perspective at the Aquinnah Circle.
Birders train their binoculars in Vineyard Haven.
Birders train their binoculars in Vineyard Haven.
Smiles for the camera.
Smiles for the camera.
Edgartown harbor.
Edgartown harbor.
In her Island port of Vineyard Haven.
In her Island port of Vineyard Haven.
Julie Pringle works at Memorial Wharf for Edgartown shellfish department.
Julie Pringle works at Memorial Wharf for Edgartown shellfish department.
Herring Creek in Katama.
Herring Creek in Katama.
Menemsha pilings.
Menemsha pilings.
Oak Bluffs Civil War statue.
Oak Bluffs Civil War statue.
Owen Park bandstand.
Owen Park bandstand.
Aquinnah hawk.
Aquinnah hawk.
Replenishing the dunes at South Beach due to winter's storms.
Replenishing the dunes at South Beach due to winter's storms.
Tisbury town hall.
Tisbury town hall.
End of day on East Chop Drive over West Chop.
End of day on East Chop Drive over West Chop.
The Vineyard’s most peaceful and least frantic week of the year is drawing to an end. It’s the turning point of winter as spring appears on the horizon, and we have been blessed with appropriate weather, sunny and mild. All but the most stubborn mounds of snow have retreated into puddles, then disappeared.
The schools were closed this week, and many an Island parent has taken a child or two to northern ski slopes, southern sun, or simply a mainland vacation. Those of us who remain enjoy our reduced numbers, note the closed cafes and coffeehouses, and take a walk on the winter beach by ourselves. Now March is here. Times will be busy again soon enough, soon enough indeed.