Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: February 2020
Spring (and snowdrops) is popping up all over.
Spring (and snowdrops) is popping up all over.
Beach guard.
Beach guard.
Anchoring the bottom of Circuit ave.
Anchoring the bottom of Circuit ave.
Beyonce has Lambert's Cove Beach to herself on the quietest week of the year.
Beyonce has Lambert's Cove Beach to herself on the quietest week of the year.
Gay Head Light.
Gay Head Light.
Patterns in the sand made by wind and weather.
Patterns in the sand made by wind and weather.
Bath houses closed for the season.
Bath houses closed for the season.
Mute swans gather in Sengie.
Mute swans gather in Sengie.
Box of chocolates for Valentine's Day.
Box of chocolates for Valentine's Day.
Flock of fish crows take up residence in bare trees.
Flock of fish crows take up residence in bare trees.
Now the path of the new year leads us into February, another month that has its whole being in the season of winter. But unlike our lives, winter is a story whose ending we already know. Each gray day of February is bearable because we know it carries us closer to the advent of spring.