Scenes From Martha’s Vineyard: November 2024
Clifford peeks out of the barn at Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Clifford peeks out of the barn at Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Gay Head shadows.
Gay Head shadows.
Grazing the fields at Slough Farm.
Grazing the fields at Slough Farm.
Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary.
Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary.
View of Chappy past the Edgartown Lighthouse.
View of Chappy past the Edgartown Lighthouse.
Late afternoon stroll beneath the Gay Head Cliffs.
Late afternoon stroll beneath the Gay Head Cliffs.
Flock of Bonaparte's gulls.
Flock of Bonaparte's gulls.
Autumnal coloring on Edgartown Great Pond.
Autumnal coloring on Edgartown Great Pond.
Splash of yellow on Vineyard Haven harbor at Tisbury Wharf Co.
Splash of yellow on Vineyard Haven harbor at Tisbury Wharf Co.
Sunset at East Chop.
Sunset at East Chop.
Menemsha reflection.
Menemsha reflection.
Otter rises up to say hello.
Otter rises up to say hello.
Nashaquitsa boathouse.
Nashaquitsa boathouse.
November is the month for turkeys.
November is the month for turkeys.
Kayaker plies Vineyard waters.
Kayaker plies Vineyard waters.
Island Home arrives with the sun in Vineyard Haven.
Island Home arrives with the sun in Vineyard Haven.
Sunrise on Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Sunrise on Seaview avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Northern gannets overhead.
Northern gannets overhead.
Oak Bluffs dining at Midnight Taco.
Oak Bluffs dining at Midnight Taco.
Aquinnah (Quinn) the kitty greets passersby in the Camp Ground.
Aquinnah (Quinn) the kitty greets passersby in the Camp Ground.
November is a month for remembrance, its waning light and colder air kindling an appreciation for the season so suddenly behind us. It’s also a month to appreciate in its own right, for its gifts of apple cider and pumpkin pie, for the windfall of a warmer day after a chilling frost.
Above all, we can love November for its crisp air, especially when the Island wind is from the northwest on a bright fall morning and in the amazing absence of haze the very concept of distance seems to lose all meaning. Everything is right here, right now, and in the quieter pace that comes to the Island in this twilight of the autumn season, we can find some portion of the peace that is evident in the natural world around us.