When leaves drop, revealing the “bones” of the trees, I feel like old friends have returned for a visit. I won’t tire of seeing them all winter long, against the…
One of the joys for me of living in the same place for many years is discovering places where a flower or a group of flowers grows and returns each…
The temperature here was 24F this morning. Many plants froze hard and many, but not all, will recover without damage. The natural world is so attuned to the sun and…
…why do it?” I have our Vermont heroes, Ben & Jerry, to thank for that wonderful thought. Sometimes when I find myself grumpy, I am reminded I don’t really need…
Today overflowed. Catching up with friends via email. Two new books on lichens. A great meeting. A long walk with my friend and photo buddy, Rob. Even if the walk…
Another lesson I learned, in a workshop I did long ago with John Shaw, has been to just put myself outside walking and enjoying. The light will often not be…
The bed of garlic I planted in October is under the mulch of leaves and the crust of snow and ice. They are growing, even unseen. The soil, also unseen, teems…
Lovely being back in Vermont today, even if it was 7F this morning and gray all day, a challenge after a week in warmer, sunnier North Carolina. A long walk…
…delightful, even when “frightful!” I love to get out in ANY kind of weather, especially winter weather. Many think I’m crazy but I just love it. Blowing, cold weather is…
…there is often, but not always, another and another and another. I notice I sometimes approach photographing a scene or object while also dragging along an inherent sense of scarcity. “This…
Still Learning To See 