Martha’s Vineyard in the off season is not only less crowded but very beautiful in an ethereal way.  Cloud formations in the winter are quite dramatic and often look like the swirl of a paint brush across the sky… or like random dabbled puffs.

  A dusting of powdered snow transforms the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs into a winter cake. 

  The Whaling Church in Edgartown looks cool and stately with a skirt of white at its feet.

  

  East Chop Drive.  

  

 Sengekontacket Pond rimmed  in ice… you can almost feel the chill in your bones. 

  Edgartown Harbor with a thin sheet of ice floating gently past. 

And now for a cup of hot chocolate …