Island Light: Soggy Situation
Kids with their boogie boards surf the beach at Katama.
Kids with their boogie boards surf the beach at Katama.
Strolling in the fog at South Beach.
Strolling in the fog at South Beach.
Osprey comes in for a landing on its nest.
Osprey comes in for a landing on its nest.
Bull surveys his domain in fields of Farm Institute.
Bull surveys his domain in fields of Farm Institute.
Feeding time.
Feeding time.
Fog bound in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Fog bound in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Gay Head Community Baptist Church in the town of Aquinnah.
Gay Head Community Baptist Church in the town of Aquinnah.
July blooms in the garden of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House in Edgartown.
July blooms in the garden of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House in Edgartown.
Inside the historic Vincent House owned by the Vineyard Preservation Trust.
Inside the historic Vincent House owned by the Vineyard Preservation Trust.
View outside the Vineyard Gazette overlooking South Summer street.
View outside the Vineyard Gazette overlooking South Summer street.
Kayaks for rent at Wind's Up on the Lagoon in Vineyard Haven.
Kayaks for rent at Wind's Up on the Lagoon in Vineyard Haven.
Summer workers at the Charlotte Inn in Edgartown.
Summer workers at the Charlotte Inn in Edgartown.
Iggy's Bakery workers.
Iggy's Bakery workers.
Summer police officers help with traffic in downtown Edgartown.
Summer police officers help with traffic in downtown Edgartown.
Monarch butterfly at Felix Neck.
Monarch butterfly at Felix Neck.
Tisbury's birthday was July 8th.
Tisbury's birthday was July 8th.
Nighttime at the Steamship Authority dock.
Nighttime at the Steamship Authority dock.
Summertime ice cream stop at Mad Martha's.
Summertime ice cream stop at Mad Martha's.
The refrigerator has worn a sheen of water for more than a week. Every envelope in the house has sealed itself shut. The smallest household chore generates a sweat; the outdoor shower is working overtime, and the towels never seem to dry. The window fan runs around the clock, but doesn’t seem to do much good; this is air so heavy it calls for other implements — perhaps a shovel.
Our sympathy goes to everyone outside dealing with the soggy situation: fog in the morning, winds from the south, haze, sweltering humidity and the occasional thunderstorm.