Island Light: Still Thankful
West Chop Light guides passage through Vineyard Sound.
West Chop Light guides passage through Vineyard Sound.
Elegant whaling captains homes grace North Water street in Edgartown.
Elegant whaling captains homes grace North Water street in Edgartown.
View of the Lagoon and drawbridge from Doug's Cove Preserve.
View of the Lagoon and drawbridge from Doug's Cove Preserve.
Under the dock at West Chop.
Under the dock at West Chop.
Waves swirl around the clay formations on Lucy Vincent bBeach.
Waves swirl around the clay formations on Lucy Vincent bBeach.
Lagoon mooring.
Lagoon mooring.
Murder of crows.
Murder of crows.
At Sheriff's Meadow Pond.
At Sheriff's Meadow Pond.
Large fishing boat trawls Vineyard waters off Gay Head.
Large fishing boat trawls Vineyard waters off Gay Head.
Little rain and Five Corners.
Little rain and Five Corners.
Icy waters of Fulling Mill Brook.
Icy waters of Fulling Mill Brook.
The backside of Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.
The backside of Beach Road in Vineyard Haven.
Ag Hall at dusk.
Ag Hall at dusk.
We began the celebration by giving thanks for all the good things of the earth, and for our enjoyment of them in this season of harvest. Then, at some point in the feast, came the moment when we amaze ourselves by somehow finding room for that slice of pumpkin pie. Finally and inevitably comes the call for help, whether it be in the form of a soothing remedy for gastric distress or the willpower to do better tomorrow in the battle against creeping adiposity.
And so, in the arc of its celebration, Thanksgiving embraces the whole spectrum of human prayer — gratitude, expressions of wonder and even earnest pleas for help. As the wag said, it’s a case of eat, drink and be merry — for tomorrow ye diet.