Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: May 2020
Fog bow over Lucy Vincent Beach.
Fog bow over Lucy Vincent Beach.
First bridge jump of the season.
First bridge jump of the season.
Off Squibbie.
Off Squibbie.
Leaving Woods Hole, Island bound.
Leaving Woods Hole, Island bound.
Foggy morning in Menemsha.
Foggy morning in Menemsha.
Semi-palmated sandpipers take to the air.
Semi-palmated sandpipers take to the air.
End of day sunlight in the State Forest.
End of day sunlight in the State Forest.
Eric Rodegast readies his conch fishing boat, Evangeline, in Oak Bluffs harbor.
Eric Rodegast readies his conch fishing boat, Evangeline, in Oak Bluffs harbor.
Hines Point.
Hines Point.
Grazing at Keith Farm with an ocean view.
Grazing at Keith Farm with an ocean view.
Activity is slowly picking up in Island harbors.
Activity is slowly picking up in Island harbors.
Seasonal display.
Seasonal display.
Windsurfer plies the water of Sengie.
Windsurfer plies the water of Sengie.
Nightfall in the covid age, deer grazing and turkeys hunkered down, all maintaining proper social distancing.
Nightfall in the covid age, deer grazing and turkeys hunkered down, all maintaining proper social distancing.
Lone rock off the south shore.
Lone rock off the south shore.
Willet wanders the shoreline looking for food.
Willet wanders the shoreline looking for food.
Quiet time in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Quiet time in Vineyard Haven harbor.
Which came first, the gull or the mermaid?
Which came first, the gull or the mermaid?
Ivy and Benny Runner stroll along the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Ivy and Benny Runner stroll along the Oak Bluffs harbor.
Red tulips bloom along a white picket fence in Edgartown.
Red tulips bloom along a white picket fence in Edgartown.
Ebba Hierta and Tod Patterson scratch for quahaugs in Sengie.
Ebba Hierta and Tod Patterson scratch for quahaugs in Sengie.
Menemsha harbor and Vineyard Sound beyond.
Menemsha harbor and Vineyard Sound beyond.
Parasailing at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Parasailing at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Gulls practice social distancing at East Chop.
Gulls practice social distancing at East Chop.
The best indication of May's arrival is color: the white flowers of pear trees along Circuit avenue, red tulips and white picket fences in Edgartown, the drifts of bright yellow daffodils, some planted more than a century ago, that grace the rolling hills and roadsides of the north shore, and the vibrant emerald green of lawns and farm fields from Aquinnah to Chappaquiddick.
Year in and out, the Vineyard explodes in color in May. As May opens, the world comes alive again. Spring has arrived.