Why is it so easy to think about what has been or what might be and forget to just be here now?! Recently while waiting for friends, I had a…
“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…
I enjoy the part of life that circles back around, like new ice in the early winter, or the first hummingbird to show up, the way the moon is so…
I’ve had a great deal of fun—and learned a lot—lately by digging in my archives, all 100,000+ images. Many, of course, are destined for “delete,” but it has been great…
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…
This time of year the Vermont hillsides are mostly bare of leaves. I find the leaves that are left, perhaps because they are the few remaining, to be inordinately beautiful,…
November can be cold, gray and trying for many. Personally I love seeing the changes coming as we move headlong into winter. And in less than a month—already—the days will…
Some changes in life are predictable. The return to cold weather is one I always look forward to—for many reasons: a much simplified landscape, seeing the “bones” of trees, the…
Still Learning To See 