Island Light: Two Faces of Winter
Otter is happy to see you at Long Point.
Otter is happy to see you at Long Point.
Conch shells and icicles.
Conch shells and icicles.
Low tide at Lobsterville.
Low tide at Lobsterville.
Aquinnah deer knows when you're looking.
Aquinnah deer knows when you're looking.
Piers extend into Edgartown harbor.
Piers extend into Edgartown harbor.
Tashmoo dock in winter season.
Tashmoo dock in winter season.
Duck blind at Edgartown Great Pond.
Duck blind at Edgartown Great Pond.
Gnarly West Tisbury tree trunk.
Gnarly West Tisbury tree trunk.
Tisbury town seal at town hall.
Tisbury town seal at town hall.
Erosion at Bells Point near Stonewall Beach.
Erosion at Bells Point near Stonewall Beach.
Snow fencing keeps sand in place.
Snow fencing keeps sand in place.
Swan serves as ice breaker in Lagoon Pond.
Swan serves as ice breaker in Lagoon Pond.
Only five days left in January and the Island now enters a final run through the back side of winter. The weather of our wintry season has been anything but predictable to this point. All the patterns seem confused and perhaps it will remain so until the gathering of another Vineyard spring.
We may look back on this winter and think of it as a season where periods of thaw were interrupted occasionally by stretches of cold. The Island has had more than its fair share of rain but almost no snow worth mentioning.
Stay tuned to this season. More surprises may be on the way.