Island Light: Spring
Taking flight.
Taking flight.
Keeping watch on East Chop.
Keeping watch on East Chop.
Passing by Eastville pier.
Passing by Eastville pier.
Blue skies over East Chop Light.
Blue skies over East Chop Light.
Chappy Ferry approaches Memorial Wharf.
Chappy Ferry approaches Memorial Wharf.
Harbor homes on Edgartown's waterfront.
Harbor homes on Edgartown's waterfront.
Edgartown Light celebrates St. Patrick's Day.
Edgartown Light celebrates St. Patrick's Day.
Still water in Menemsha harbor.
Still water in Menemsha harbor.
Military guests at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Military guests at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Oak Bluffs Steamship terminal awaits reopening.
Oak Bluffs Steamship terminal awaits reopening.
Strolling on the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Strolling on the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Spring colors under the pier.
Spring colors under the pier.
Quitsa boathouse.
Quitsa boathouse.
On her mooring in Sengie.
On her mooring in Sengie.
Seaweed moves with the tide.
Seaweed moves with the tide.
It happened yesterday. The vernal equinox, meaning equal night, confirms our seasonal appointment with spring and hopefully the end of an Island winter.
The days and weeks ahead will bring seasonal fits and starts, a setback or two and then an avalanche of green and the bright blooms of daffodils, forsythia and lilacs. The year is reborn and it comes none too soon for an Island still trying to break winter's last grip.