Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: August 2021
Waiting for the perfect wave at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Waiting for the perfect wave at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Sailing fun in Vineyard Haven outer harbor.
Sailing fun in Vineyard Haven outer harbor.
Dog days of August bring people to the beach to end their summer.
Dog days of August bring people to the beach to end their summer.
We all scream for ice cream.
We all scream for ice cream.
Goose lifts its wings to greet Henri at Allen Farm.
Goose lifts its wings to greet Henri at Allen Farm.
Cows graze at Katama Farm.
Cows graze at Katama Farm.
Chappy butterfly.
Chappy butterfly.
Walkers participate in the Chilmark Road Race too.
Walkers participate in the Chilmark Road Race too.
Seals swim over to say hello.
Seals swim over to say hello.
Afternoon light at the Gay Head Cliffs.
Afternoon light at the Gay Head Cliffs.
Future chalk artist.
Future chalk artist.
Tri-colored heron.
Tri-colored heron.
Native grasses sway in the breeze at Quansoo Farm.
Native grasses sway in the breeze at Quansoo Farm.
Full harbor in Oak Bluffs.
Full harbor in Oak Bluffs.
Summer tradition to gather for sunset at Menemsha.
Summer tradition to gather for sunset at Menemsha.
Oak Bluffs summer league basketball.
Oak Bluffs summer league basketball.
Grazing time at Flat Point Farm.
Grazing time at Flat Point Farm.
Crabbing draws onlookers at the dock at Owen Park.
Crabbing draws onlookers at the dock at Owen Park.
The view from Menemsha Hills.
The view from Menemsha Hills.
Twilight sail.
Twilight sail.
A day at the beach stretches into the late afternoon, when the sun drops low in the sky and the wind backs off in perfect synchrony with a falling tide. Coastal ponds around the Island are full of quahaugs and blue claw crabs. Striped bass and summer flounder swim in the deeper waters in Nantucket Sound. In the harbors, osprey fish for their dinner. Some days, out on the barrier beaches at around dusk a stillness falls over the landscape, a profound quiet broken only by the occasional voice of a tern or an oystercatcher. It's August on the Vineyard and the natural beauty of our surroundings shows itself off around every turn.