This is undeniably a July sunset! The huge quantities of solar energy we have to spare this time of year powers these immense clouds. Add to the scene a silhouette of Camel’s Hump,…
When we first moved to Vermont from Michigan, I felt hemmed in by the mountains. It seemed I did not see a sunset for the first couple of years! Now,…
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,…
In a workshop I once did, John Shaw reminded us to look to the east at sunset, experience having shown him that there was often a great view to be…
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…
Over the past few weeks I’ve enjoyed seeing a many simple lines and relationships and have managed to make photographs of a few of them. I do find there are…
There are times when I happen to be in the perfect place at the right time. We watched this stunning sunset—no Photoshop here!—from the street right in front of our…
And a lovely poem, a perfectly appropriate celebration of this photograph, came my way today from Vermont Humanities Council: Winter Trees by William Carlos Williams All the complicated details of…
Yesterday’s dark morning got even darker and wetter after I posted the photographs of the trees but by noon the day had lightened and a wonderfully “Novemberish” breeze was blowing…
When we first moved from the wide-open spaces of Michigan to mountainous Vermont, I felt like I did not see a sunset for a couple of years. Then I learned…
Still Learning To See 