I never tire of views out the window of an airplane. The perspective is always both fascinating and humbling. These photographs were made last March on a trip from the…
The Winter Solstice has long been a special time for those of us living far north of the equator. While for some it is—understandably—a hard, cold, dark time of year,…
The father of a dear, old childhood friend never liked to go back by the way he’d come. While I’ve fallen in love with the “loop walks” described in the…
I don’t get tired of seeing ice. If you do, this post may not be for you! We have lots of the stuff and I love to watch how it…
As we approach the Winter Solstice, I value the sun more than ever, especially after the past few cloudy weeks here in Vermont. When I can, I walk on the…
We woke up to -18F this morning, normally ideal times to go see what has happened to the ice. Given the foot of snow we had over the weekend, however,…
A great deal has been written about the decline of farms in Vermont. Few farmers, if any, are getting rich and many are barely getting by. The story in much…
Ice can appear so differently depending on variables like temperature, flow rates, the age of the ice and, in the photographs, the angle at which I’m viewing it. I was…
People often ask “how can you stand the cold.” My response? “I love it.” Yesterday I spent three hours along my favorite stream. The ice was astonishing, really other-worldly. More…
I was reminded this morning on Writer’s Almanac that 41 years ago today astronauts of the Apollo 17 mission made their iconic photographs of our planet. This is likely the…
Still Learning To See 