My MV calendar picture for June 2025, the Gay Head lighthouse and bike rack at Aquinnah. Not that I’ve ever ridden a bike out to Aquinnah from the other side of the Vineyard.
My MV calendar picture for June 2025, the Gay Head lighthouse and bike rack at Aquinnah. Not that I’ve ever ridden a bike out to Aquinnah from the other side of the Vineyard.
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My choice for circular is the Gay Head Lighthouse in the town of Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard. Five years ago the lighthouse was only 46 feet from the edge of the cliffs and was moved to a new location approximately 180 feet from the edge. On May 27, 2015 the preparation for the actual move began. The move was was completed on May 30, 2015 and the lighthouse reopened that August.
The pictures below show a circle of stones where the lighthouse had been before the move.
Inside the Gay Head lighthouse.
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The Gay Head cliffs in Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard
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February 1989 was the first time back to the Vineyard in winter since I was a child. Following are excerpts from my travel log about that trip and also pictures taken with a non-digital camera… which does have relevance in this post. So come join me in a trip down a cold, snowy very wintry memory lane.
Picture of the Islander in dry dock in Woods Hole from aboard the ferry, Eagle.
One of my favorite places is the Campground in Oak Bluffs. I love the gingerbread cottages but most of all I really really love the Tabernacle… every time I’m on the Vineyard I take a few moments…or hour… and sit quietly there and enjoy just being. Winter is no exception and cold as it was it was warm in my heart.
Let’s wander through Oak Bluffs a little … notice Christmas tree is still in the Bandstand.
Christmas trees along the dunes at South Beach/Katama where they are brought after the holidays.
Then to Aquinnah to see the Gay Head cliffs.
excerpt from travel journal : ‘it was cold on the cliffs, maybe 26 degrees…but off I went to see them anyway. Down the road I traipsed over the dunes and onto the beach… what a sight. Thousands of rocks all shapes and sizes, and there in the distance… the cliffs… I was very excited. Took some shots and scurried back to the warm car. Noticed camera had opened a bit, closed it and didn’t think much about it. After lunch in Edgartown I rode out to the ‘bend in the road beach’ to take some pictures and noticed that the picture counter on the camera said #1 !!!! When I had gotten in the car in the morning it had said #16 !!! Something was wrong. I turned around and headed for the camera shop. Everything seems to be okay with the camera but maybe it got too cold and lost its memory and reverted to #1… or perhaps when the camera opened just that little bit it caused it to revert !! At any rate I’m having what was in the camera developed.’
The following day I picked up my photos and not only were they all fine, there was this one…. actually, these two…
shot of the cliffs taken before camera opened …
shot after I closed the camera … I’ve always kind of liked it… can’t do this with a digital camera …
After a long first day headed back to Edgartown but not before stopping at Sengekontacket Pond for the sunset…
Edgartown …
I love the Vineyard no matter what the season but there’s a quiet, ethereal beauty in the winter.
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Edgartown Lighthouse – Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Gay Head Lighthouse – Martha’s Vineyard, MA
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Define “favorite” in whatever way works best for you. Anything goes, as long as it’s a photo from 2017. If you want to share several images, that’s fine too — a “best of 2017” gallery could be fun if you can’t settle on one photo.
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I have a hard time settling on one picture for almost all of the challenges and this one is no different so here goes… my gallery…
Martha’s Vineyard is up first… I can never take enough pictures of my favorite place on the planet. These were taken in October 2017.
Cape May, New Jersey.. April 2017
And of course one must have a favorite flower picture
But I think one of my favorite pictures is the re-creation my daughter Deb and I did of my mother and grandmother from the 1920’s, standing (and sitting) by the statue of Lincoln in front of the courthouse in Newark, New Jersey.
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The prompt is: This week, share a peek of something — a photo that reveals just enough of your subject to get us interested. A tantalizing detail. An unusual perspective. Compel us to click through to your post to find out more!
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A peek at New York City and the Freedom Tower from Jersey City, New Jersey
My daughter peeking at me from behind a lamppost.
Peeking out of a lighthouse window on Martha’s Vineyard.
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The prompt: This week, share your take on “rounded.” it’s a broad theme, so I look forward to your personal interpretations.
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I decided to use some pictures from my recent trip to Martha’s Vineyard for my rounded choices.
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Ah, collages, what to do, what to do !
A random assortment of some of my favorite photos….
And of course my beloved Martha’s Vineyard
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Earth Day is Saturday, April 22 and to celebrate it the challenge this week is… earth …
My photos are of the beautiful Gay Head cliffs in the town of Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard.
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