Island Light: Slipping Away
Stargazing at Katama.
Stargazing at Katama.
Catboat Tigress plies the busy waters of Edgartown harbor.
Catboat Tigress plies the busy waters of Edgartown harbor.
Keeping the crows away.
Keeping the crows away.
Fly in by the Navy at the airport.
Fly in by the Navy at the airport.
Kiteboarding in Sengie.
Kiteboarding in Sengie.
Classic design at Katama Airfield.
Classic design at Katama Airfield.
Catching the wind on a white-capped Sound.
Catching the wind on a white-capped Sound.
Busy season the the Menemsha docks.
Busy season the the Menemsha docks.
Coast Guard's boathouse overlooks Menemsha harbor.
Coast Guard's boathouse overlooks Menemsha harbor.
Riding the 13 to Edgartown from Ocean Park.
Riding the 13 to Edgartown from Ocean Park.
The Chappy ferry is Island’s old reliable.
The Chappy ferry is Island’s old reliable.
Crew tends to visiting yacht in Edgartown harbor.
Crew tends to visiting yacht in Edgartown harbor.
Lifeguard rescue boards at the ready on South Beach.
Lifeguard rescue boards at the ready on South Beach.
Summer is fast slipping away and this is the time to savor long afternoons at the beach, collecting shells and sea glass and maybe a bushel of quahaugs for chowder.
The weather has been normal for late August, beginning with a good preview of fall a week ago when a northwest wind blew in and temperatures dropped at night. Light sweaters and blankets came out of hiding and many thought summer had been cruelly snatched away. But they were wrong.
Soft, warm days returned just as quickly as they left. Flower gardens are a riot of late summer color; beach plums are plentiful this year and seaside goldenrod has begun to bloom.