9:26 pm, October 21, 2015
Each fall, when all that green begins to turn brown, the burning bushes (Euonymus alatus) and Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) distinguish themselves with a last gasp of bright red to herald the end of the summer season. Summer itself is usually reserved for other colors, but one Oak Bluffs summer in the early 1900s that cycle was broken, according to Henry Beetle Hough in his 1936 book, Martha’s Vineyard Summer Resort.