Island Light: Seasonal Turn
Dahlias greet visitors to the old Emily Post home in Edgartown.
Dahlias greet visitors to the old Emily Post home in Edgartown.
Grazing with a view in Chilmark.
Grazing with a view in Chilmark.
WInding creek through Menemsha's saltmarsh.
WInding creek through Menemsha's saltmarsh.
The view from the overlook at Gay Head Cliffs.
The view from the overlook at Gay Head Cliffs.
Magic Carpet sails into Edgartown harbor.
Magic Carpet sails into Edgartown harbor.
Yellowlegs in search of food in the shallows of Sengie.
Yellowlegs in search of food in the shallows of Sengie.
Looking down at Chappy Point and Edgartown's shoreline.
Looking down at Chappy Point and Edgartown's shoreline.
Overlooking the south shore in Aquinnah.
Overlooking the south shore in Aquinnah.
Drizzly day in Menemsha.
Drizzly day in Menemsha.
Up in the rigging of Shenandoah.
Up in the rigging of Shenandoah.
Seasonal change on Seth's Pond.
Seasonal change on Seth's Pond.
Gay Head Light.
Gay Head Light.
Iconic sail of Tigress.
Iconic sail of Tigress.
Coast Guard Station Menemsha.
Coast Guard Station Menemsha.
The talk of the Island these days is of seasonal change, of a time when fishermen compete for albies and blues, when thoughts turn to late season swimming and this weekend’s three-day holiday.
The sails of summer are vanishing and only a few are left to catch the crisp autumn breezes. In Island woodlands the leaves begin their seasonal turn and cool evenings bring the first smell of chimney wood smoke.