Island Light: September Sights
More space to maneuver in Edgartown harbor after Labor Day weekend.
More space to maneuver in Edgartown harbor after Labor Day weekend.
Scarecrow keeps watch over late summer’s bounty in West Tisbury garden.
Scarecrow keeps watch over late summer’s bounty in West Tisbury garden.
Roadside flower stand offers bouquets of reds for Island tables.
Roadside flower stand offers bouquets of reds for Island tables.
Harbor shops on Oak Bluffs waterfront wait for daytrippers to stroll by.
Harbor shops on Oak Bluffs waterfront wait for daytrippers to stroll by.
Petey Berndt takes a moment to exhale at busy Coop de Ville.
Petey Berndt takes a moment to exhale at busy Coop de Ville.
End of the day at Ocean Park.
End of the day at Ocean Park.
Kite boarder catches the wind in Sengekontacket.
Kite boarder catches the wind in Sengekontacket.
Weather advice at Katama Airfield.
Weather advice at Katama Airfield.
Causeway at Squibnocket.
Causeway at Squibnocket.
A cotillion of terns gather at pond’s edge.
A cotillion of terns gather at pond’s edge.
Riders to Edgartown file on to VTA bus.
Riders to Edgartown file on to VTA bus.
Sengie sunset.
Sengie sunset.
Last weekend’s crowds parade up Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Last weekend’s crowds parade up Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Museum at night.
Museum at night.
Catching the evening ferry to the mainland.
Catching the evening ferry to the mainland.
The sights and sounds of September measure the Island year better than any calendar. Look to the longer evening shadows under a sinking sun, to the bow of sunflowers and to the song of crickets and cicada. September sails ride gentle breezes on a sea of shifting color, waters flecked with gold glitter by day and moon silver by night. The clear September light stretches our view to the horizon, to points beyond the boundary lines of other seasons.