Island Light: Snow Day
Snow falls in Menemsha.
Snow falls in Menemsha.
Tracks in the fishing port.
Tracks in the fishing port.
Flurries gather on the western end of the Island.
Flurries gather on the western end of the Island.
Strapping on the skates at Parsonage Pond.
Strapping on the skates at Parsonage Pond.
Oh, to be young!
Oh, to be young!
Ferry idles in her Vineyard Haven berth.
Ferry idles in her Vineyard Haven berth.
The snow turns into rain outside Edu Comp.
The snow turns into rain outside Edu Comp.
High seas at Katama the day after.
High seas at Katama the day after.
Grazing amid the remains of snow in West Tisbury.
Grazing amid the remains of snow in West Tisbury.
Icy pier at the East Chop Beach Club.
Icy pier at the East Chop Beach Club.
The rumble of the plow.
The rumble of the plow.
Masked statue observes Ocean Park.
Masked statue observes Ocean Park.
Frozen Oak Bluffs harbor.
Frozen Oak Bluffs harbor.
Pile of dinghies line harbor's edge after high tide.
Pile of dinghies line harbor's edge after high tide.
Waves tumble rocks on East Chop.
Waves tumble rocks on East Chop.
Snow has a way of inviting us to see anew as it opens new vistas, especially in the deep woods, which it seems to open up even as it decks them in white. As we step outside this morning the deep silence of snowfall awaits — soon will be the scrape of the shovel against sidewalk, the rhythmic brush on car windshields and window, and the rumble of the plow clearing Island streets.