Island Light: Seasons Shift
Hitting the back roads and trails as leaves begin to flutter down.
Hitting the back roads and trails as leaves begin to flutter down.
Red brick monolith is all that remains of Chilmark's commercial brickyard.
Red brick monolith is all that remains of Chilmark's commercial brickyard.
The Brickyard is located just north of the Menemsha Hills Reservation.
The Brickyard is located just north of the Menemsha Hills Reservation.
Golden reflections at Tisbury Wharf.
Golden reflections at Tisbury Wharf.
Milkweed seeds scatter to the wind.
Milkweed seeds scatter to the wind.
It's pumpkin time at Morning Glory Farm.
It's pumpkin time at Morning Glory Farm.
Ceiling of clouds over Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Ceiling of clouds over Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Stonewalls criss cross the landscape at Brookside Farm.
Stonewalls criss cross the landscape at Brookside Farm.
Chasing geese at Ocean Park.
Chasing geese at Ocean Park.
Buddy Vanderhoop.
Buddy Vanderhoop.
Lenny Clarke.
Lenny Clarke.
Taking advantage of afternoon sun for a ride.
Taking advantage of afternoon sun for a ride.
Chilmark in autumn.
Chilmark in autumn.
Water cascades down Fulling Mill Brook.
Water cascades down Fulling Mill Brook.
Old house in Gay Head.
Old house in Gay Head.
Casting for stripers at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Casting for stripers at Lucy Vincent Beach.
John Zeeman serenades beachgoers.
John Zeeman serenades beachgoers.
Red boat at Owen Park.
Red boat at Owen Park.
Seasonal change at the Tisbury Waterworks.
Seasonal change at the Tisbury Waterworks.
As the seasons shift one to the other, we celebrate the brief bright palette of leaves about to fall, rejoice in the warmth left in the earth, and glory in the Vineyard in fall.
October is autumn through and through, and autumn is for walking. Alongshore, in the fields and forests, no month rewards the walker more handsomely, and although this may be somewhere truer than on the Vineyard, we don’t know where that place might be.