Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: September 2020
Large waves from tropical storm lured surfers to Philbin.
Large waves from tropical storm lured surfers to Philbin.
End of summer.
End of summer.
Sign of the season on the Vineyard Haven waterfront.
Sign of the season on the Vineyard Haven waterfront.
Grazing at pond's edge.
Grazing at pond's edge.
Waiting to serenade his mermaid.
Waiting to serenade his mermaid.
Gay Head Light perched on the clay cliffs in Aquinnah.
Gay Head Light perched on the clay cliffs in Aquinnah.
The bleat of goats is preferred over the roar of lawn mowers.
The bleat of goats is preferred over the roar of lawn mowers.
South Beach clam shells.
South Beach clam shells.
Fogbow mirrors the cairn beneath it in Aquinnah.
Fogbow mirrors the cairn beneath it in Aquinnah.
Catboats gather off Tarpaulin Cove.
Catboats gather off Tarpaulin Cove.
Bobwhite by boulder light.
Bobwhite by boulder light.
Menemsha fishing shack.
Menemsha fishing shack.
Rising moon over Seven Gates Farm.
Rising moon over Seven Gates Farm.
Cranberry Acres.
Cranberry Acres.
Martha Rose is somewhere under the rainbow.
Martha Rose is somewhere under the rainbow.
Moshup waves.
Moshup waves.
The year moves on and the season turns, heading out as if on a shifting tide.
September forms a boundary between summer in its waning days and the approach of autumn. The glory of September is that it blends two seasons into one of unusual beauty on the Island.