Scenes from Martha's Vineyard, April 2022
Paul McDonald readies his lobster pots for the upcoming season.
Paul McDonald readies his lobster pots for the upcoming season.
April skies at State Beach.
April skies at State Beach.
South shore.
South shore.
Island Home pulls into her Vineyard Haven port.
Island Home pulls into her Vineyard Haven port.
Here comes the sun.
Here comes the sun.
Planters filled with spring blooms on Dock street.
Planters filled with spring blooms on Dock street.
Lucy's colorful clay cliffs.
Lucy's colorful clay cliffs.
Digging for soft-shell clams in Katama Bay flats.
Digging for soft-shell clams in Katama Bay flats.
Flying Horses reopen for the season.
Flying Horses reopen for the season.
Snowy egret.
Snowy egret.
Osprey stretches its wings on Harthaven pole.
Osprey stretches its wings on Harthaven pole.
Warmer days invites passengers to the upper deck traveling the ferries.
Warmer days invites passengers to the upper deck traveling the ferries.
Ray Long and Jake Maciel stock Duarte's Pond with trout.
Ray Long and Jake Maciel stock Duarte's Pond with trout.
Sunset approaches in Katama.
Sunset approaches in Katama.
A different perspective in Menemsha.
A different perspective in Menemsha.
Lucy Vincent waves.
Lucy Vincent waves.
Mute swans dry their wings.
Mute swans dry their wings.
Seals warm themselves in the spring sun.
Seals warm themselves in the spring sun.
Quahaugging in Sengie.
Quahaugging in Sengie.
Surf along the Island's south shore.
Surf along the Island's south shore.
Greening of Sheriff's Meadow Pond.
Greening of Sheriff's Meadow Pond.
The arrival of spring will lock the sun on the Island side of the equator for the next six months and this is the real news of this seasonal moment. 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, lilacs and wild apple.
Welcome April. The turn of the season is at hand.