On a walk last week I could not resist making a slow exposure of the leaves of a Cottonwood being blown in the wind. Like Aspen leaves, these flutter in…
In looking back over photographs made in the month of September in earlier years, I’m stunned to think what things may look like in just three weeks. Fall foliage is often at…
On August 21 I wrote about a very simple and cool macro lens that can easily be put on my phone camera. I’ve continued to have great fun with it and…
It is easy for me to be nostalgic about railroads. Like many my age, I grew up in a time and place where they were part of everyday life. while I…
Liz and I recently had a wonderful afternoon at Shelburne Museum seeing the Impressionist exhibition as well as a stunning exhibit of star-pattern quilts. There is always much to see…
I make no secret of how much I enjoy seeing reflections in water, especially of Vermont’s Fall colors. But we are still in the midst of summer here—hot days and (mostly)…
Every year I am surprised, but really not, by a few days toward to middle or end of August when it feels “fall-like.” I actually have to close windows and…
I admit I’ve been a snob about photos made using cell phones. Part of it has always been the rather low image quality, and the other part was the huge numbers…
It has been a slow week, literally, as the internet connections near me on my travels have been painful. But summer is in full glory: thunderstorms and cumulus clouds, hot…
In the past I’ve mentioned Nicole Grubman’s fabulous small book, I Left My Sole in Vermont, a gem that describes a couple dozen walks on the back country roads of…
Still Learning To See 