Sunrise explodes in yellow over Edgartown Lighthouse. Timothy Johnson

Sunday, August 12, 2018

In the predawn light yesterday, the moon still was high in the gray-blue sky, crows were obnoxiously noisy, and the air was soft with warm humidity. At the same hour only a week ago, the fierce red ball of the sun was rising across Edgartown harbor beyond Chappaquiddick. But yesterday was another reminder that the days are drawing in even as summer is at its height on the Vineyard. Not only are the nights cool and dew plentiful, the precious hours of daylight are shorter, reminders of the season to come.

Illumination Night, the Agricultural Fair, the fireworks in Oak Bluffs – so much summer is still ahead. We enjoy it all the more in those early morning hours when we are reminded that the season is passing.

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William ExPBA, Chilmark/NYC
Tim These just amazing and capture the feeling. Keep going!
August 13, 2018 - 12:24pm

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