We are well past “post-peak”—the glorious maples are now bare and in “stick season”—with the colors that remain mostly the now-brown Red Oaks, the glowing yellow of White Birch and…
Act One of peak Fall foliage in Vermont is now nearly over with the Sugar and Red Maples mostly gone. It was a gorgeous year, and I’d say most or…
I finally managed to get to a favorite little stream up near Morrisville on Friday. This is a spot I look forward to visiting to every Fall because it is…
My friend, Rob, and I went looking for the remains of Vermont’s famous Fall foliage today and found some of the finest we’ve ever photographed. To the north of Montpelier,…
I love winter for being able to see the “bones” of trees—their branches and shapes. Trees similar to the two old fencerow Sugar Maples shown above, one clearly much…
Yes, of course, New York City has many parks, some glorious and full of trees, and many of the streets are home to what with some disdain I call “street…
The photography group I meet with regularly likes assignments! So last month we agreed to illustrate a poem of our choice with seven of our photographs. Mine, “Winter Trees” by…
I love this month of dark changes and contrasts, small bits of color, and getting ready for winter. In the late afternoon yesterday clouds billowed over Hubbard Park as the…
I remember in a forestry class learning about students weighing all the leaves on a tree but I don’t think I ever heard anyone estimate what the total weight of…
Several weeks ago I accepted a challenge from a photographer friend to make a B&W photograph every day. I rarely work in B&W, do not have an eye for seeing…
