Scenes From Martha's Vineyard: September 2023
Grazing on a September afternoon.
Grazing on a September afternoon.
Last swim of the season at Inkwell.
Last swim of the season at Inkwell.
Setting sun through a Menemsha fishing boat.
Setting sun through a Menemsha fishing boat.
Hummingbirds remain on Vineyard prior to their seasonal migration.
Hummingbirds remain on Vineyard prior to their seasonal migration.
Autumn colors the shoreline at Slough Cove.
Autumn colors the shoreline at Slough Cove.
Harvest moon rises over the Island Home.
Harvest moon rises over the Island Home.
Surfers took advantage of big waves across the Island.
Surfers took advantage of big waves across the Island.
Happy fall!
Happy fall!
Busy intersection on Chappy.
Busy intersection on Chappy.
A sure sign that October is just around the corner at Katama Farm.
A sure sign that October is just around the corner at Katama Farm.
Calm before the storm.
Calm before the storm.
Moffett Race.
Moffett Race.
Golden hour on the morning ferry run.
Golden hour on the morning ferry run.
Island shaped cloud greets the rising sun.
Island shaped cloud greets the rising sun.
Chess tables have been popular attraction on Oak Bluffs harbor.
Chess tables have been popular attraction on Oak Bluffs harbor.
Picking flowers at Tea Lane Farm.
Picking flowers at Tea Lane Farm.
Patiently waiting for a trip to the beach.
Patiently waiting for a trip to the beach.
Chilmark brickworks chimney is reminder of old Island production.
Chilmark brickworks chimney is reminder of old Island production.
The wonder of the Flying Horses shows in Hazel Kotsopoulos's eyes.
The wonder of the Flying Horses shows in Hazel Kotsopoulos's eyes.
Off the coast of Aquinnah under foggy conditions.
Off the coast of Aquinnah under foggy conditions.
September quietude encourages a stroll along Tea Lane.
September quietude encourages a stroll along Tea Lane.
Bobolinks.
Bobolinks.
Grazing with a view in Chilmark.
Grazing with a view in Chilmark.
Garden bursts with color at Oak House in Oak Bluffs.
Garden bursts with color at Oak House in Oak Bluffs.
Rose mallows bloom on the shore of coastal ponds.
Rose mallows bloom on the shore of coastal ponds.
Beating the heat on Inkwell Beach.
Beating the heat on Inkwell Beach.
Finding a sandbar for two in Menemsha Pond.
Finding a sandbar for two in Menemsha Pond.
Spendid isolation at Waskosim's Rock Reservation.
Spendid isolation at Waskosim's Rock Reservation.
When the sun sets, we dance at Tashmoo.
When the sun sets, we dance at Tashmoo.
Acorns fall from oak trees, plinking off the roofs of houses and sheds, plunking onto dry ground and crunching underfoot during hikes. Flocks of swallows fly to winter homes, making their way south with other September air travelers. Cicadas hum and strum in the evening air, laced with wisps of fog. Waves lap at a broad, sandy shoreline nourished by the tides of summer, gently urging Islanders to store up swims like a squirrel stores nuts for winter.