As leaves fall and cold clear nights arrive, so does the timeless sound of geese flying south. When I hear them, I always take time to stop and marvel.
It is easy to look at the scenery of Vermont, especially in the Fall, like it is just another pretty picture in a tourist magazine. Why? Because it really looks like…
A dozen years ago I planted a Ginkgo tree in the yard. It has become a gorgeous tree, single-stemmed and thirty feet tall. The fan-shaped leaves are a delight anytime…
My good friend and hiking pal, Michael, regularly comments about some of the magnificent scenery we see on our walks: “That’s why I live here!” We are so fortunate. Though,…
I was thrilled yesterday morning to find a beautiful, golden leaf on my doorstep and later in the afternoon to find another, this one dried and brown but of the…
The past few weeks have unfolded into one of the most spectacular Fall foliage seasons I can remember in the thirty-six years we’ve lived in Vermont. And that is not to…
One of the benefits of having my computer die this week (fully backed up but still a pain) was doing a bit more driving than I might have to get…
Monarch butterflies have been part of my summers since I was a child. The same is true in most parts of North America. When we lived along the eastern coast of…
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…
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