This time of year things change so rapidly. A hard frost, as an example, and many leaves are down, insects dead. But the world is one of microcosms, and, as…
Today Rob and I found some of the most stunning fall foliage we’ve seen this year. The light was glorious, the colors ranging from soft and subtle to peak. What…
Rob and I stopped by Texas Falls (near Rochester, VT) this week, always a lovely spot. In fact it was one of the places I visited when we first came…
I’ve enjoyed seeing and photographing the leaves of American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) for a long time. This year I made a special effort to be aware of them as they…
Vermont poet David Budbill says it so perfectly in his poem “The Fall Almost Nobody Sees” from the book Happy Life:
The view from the Burlington airport—Mount Mansfield and Camel’s Hump—is nearly always glorious. As we landed yesterday the Fall colors were some of the best I can remember seeing in…
Slow moving water and sunshine in a blue sky and standing at just the right place on the bank of the stream can transform how I’ve seen fall foliage.
My written words are inadequate this time of year so I’ll let my photographs speak.
It is that time of year when migrating birds talk to each other in the night sky, when valleys are fogged in until ten, when everyday brings changes to the hillsides,…
Imagine the sky is blue and summer leaves green. Why not?! Imagine seeing leaves like this in the Fall. Yes, imagine all these things and rejoice!
Still Learning To See 