As we move toward colder times and snow here in Vermont, I, for one, am delighted to once again see the leaves down and the “bones” of the trees silhouetted…
Here in Vermont the inevitable annual changes in our natural world are well underway. The sun, of course, drives them all with less solar energy reaching us due to shorter…
The winds came yesterday, not hurricane force, but clearly a change that comes with Fall weather here in Vermont—the trees, still mostly full of leaves, tracing it’s path. What doesn’t…
As I change the calendar page, it is clear we are in the midst of the transitions I’ve grown used to seeing happen. The long, beautiful light and shadows of…
Today I am celebrating our blue and green world—swirled in water! Each of us sees the world differently, some only slightly, others very differently. I have a good friend, as…
“If it was any closer, it would bite you!” was something I heard from my mom on occasion. I also credit her with helping me develop my seeing, including when…
One of the things I noticed about myself on my annual Fall foliage trip to Cady’s Falls this year was that I’m slowing down. Not all bad! More time to…
Ginkgo biloba trees grow around the world. They are unique in that they also grew widely 170 million years ago. Until “recently”—mid-1800s—they were thought by Europeans to be extinct with…
I’ve enjoyed working on silhouette photographs from my archives this week. They can be a powerful way to show relationships while also minimizing distractions. I made the photograph above at…
The group of photographers I’ve enjoyed working with recently had the challenge theme of “jigsaw puzzles.” These are a few I shared that I think would make dandy ones, though…
Still Learning To See 