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beauty shines in Simon calendar January 13, 2005
Every Vineyard calendar has its own charm, but for sheer, lush, gorgeousness Peter Simon’s can’t be beat. As he has for many years, this accomplished photographer has wrapped up the months ahead in a package of views from all across the Island, each more compelling than the next. As year-’round Vineyard residents, we can often become a little bored by the pristine meadows and picturesque beaches we pass in our daily round. But Peter Simon’s shots make even the most jaded Islander grateful once more to live here. Whether it is a view of Squibnocket surf breaking in the distance beyond snowy Vineyard hills, a bank of wild roses at the edge of Ozzie Fisher’s farm, or crisp autumn leaves spun by the wind along a stone wall, Mr. Simon captures the very taste, feel, and smell of each Island season. My favorite is a view of marshes at Cow Bay outside Edgartown. It is just dusk, a moment when the sky is still iridescent blue, low clouds glowing with the last sun rays, wispy high clouds lavender gray, all reflected in the water, the land already dark. The scene evokes the very essence of Vineyard April, the air still chilly but imbued with the promising lightness of early spring. As usual, each photo is enhanced by brief commentary by a Vineyard neighbor, many of whose names will be familiar. “Hurray, Hurray, the first of May! Cherries bloom and whimseys play. Summer’s joy returns today,” writes Eileen Maley to accompany a scene of children dancing in the grass outside the Field Gallery, among her late father-in- law Tom Maley’s statues. Nis Kildegaard writes beneath a picture of The Islander basking at port in golden dawn sunshine: “At first light, an early passage on the faithful veteran of the steamship fleet. Next stop: a perfect, blue sky Vineyard day.” “Is there any taste so sweet, so laced with guilt and ecstasy as the first squirt of juice as we bite into the meat?” muses Sara Davidson beneath a shot of orange lobster traps and colorful buoys, stacked and ready. Every month invites us on a personal visit to another favorite Island location, a place to enjoy for the next 30 days. Buy the calendar. Fall in love with the Vineyard again. |
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