Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: July 2021
Testing out Fred Fisher 3rd's resored wagon at the Ag Hall.
Testing out Fred Fisher 3rd's resored wagon at the Ag Hall.
Hazy, hot and humid in Aquinnah.
Hazy, hot and humid in Aquinnah.
Quiet on Music street.
Quiet on Music street.
Round the Island race.
Round the Island race.
Zinnias tempt from a roadside flower stand.
Zinnias tempt from a roadside flower stand.
Yellow-crowned night heron tangles with a crab. Who do you think won?
Yellow-crowned night heron tangles with a crab. Who do you think won?
Menemsha Beach seen from the jetty.
Menemsha Beach seen from the jetty.
Surfer rides the waves at Squibnocket.
Surfer rides the waves at Squibnocket.
Edgartown Light.
Edgartown Light.
Foggy Menemsha morning.
Foggy Menemsha morning.
Camp Ground house painter (on canvas).
Camp Ground house painter (on canvas).
July is the season for hydrangeas.
July is the season for hydrangeas.
The Seeker at her morning in Tashmoo.
The Seeker at her morning in Tashmoo.
Walking Moshup Beach path back to the car.
Walking Moshup Beach path back to the car.
Sunset view from Chappy toward Esgartown.
Sunset view from Chappy toward Esgartown.
West Chop Light.
West Chop Light.
Shenandoah returned to her home port after refurbishment.
Shenandoah returned to her home port after refurbishment.
Topsail schooner Alabama from the shore.
Topsail schooner Alabama from the shore.
Edgartown harbor.
Edgartown harbor.
Lambert's Cove at day's end.
Lambert's Cove at day's end.
Don't forget the sunscreen!
Don't forget the sunscreen!
Seafood Shanty.
Seafood Shanty.
“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in,” wrote Thoreau. “I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.” Island summer, in its very evanescence, is a glimpse of eternity.