Island Light: Seasons Change
Arching over Priester's Pond.
Arching over Priester's Pond.
Summer is the time for crabbing.
Summer is the time for crabbing.
Daisies fill a Chilmark field.
Daisies fill a Chilmark field.
Deer ventures into the saltmarsh around Sengekontacket.
Deer ventures into the saltmarsh around Sengekontacket.
Lily pads cover the surface of Duarte's Pond.
Lily pads cover the surface of Duarte's Pond.
Water lily opens as weather warms.
Water lily opens as weather warms.
Whaling captain's house is fitting backdrop for roses and white picket fence.
Whaling captain's house is fitting backdrop for roses and white picket fence.
Done for the day at Owen Park.
Done for the day at Owen Park.
Strawberry Supermoon rises over the Drawbridge.
Strawberry Supermoon rises over the Drawbridge.
Terns fill the sky at Edgartown's Little Beach.
Terns fill the sky at Edgartown's Little Beach.
Vineyard Haven harbor.
Vineyard Haven harbor.
Topsail schooner Alabama.
Topsail schooner Alabama.
Surveying from its perch.
Surveying from its perch.
Daisies open to the sun on Lambert's Cove.
Daisies open to the sun on Lambert's Cove.
Pink roses.
Pink roses.
Airport is getting busier.
Airport is getting busier.
Jets on the airport's tarmac.
Jets on the airport's tarmac.
Sunset kayak tour heads out on Sengie.
Sunset kayak tour heads out on Sengie.
The summer solstice is arriving this week. We may count Tuesday as the year's longest if we choose, and we do, and it is certainly noticeable as traffic crawls through Five Corners and past the Triangle in Edgartown. The pulse of the Island has speeded up and will be racing from now until well past Labor Day.