I’ve spend much of the past two days on snowshoes wandering off-trail in the woods and fields. Predicted to be cloudy, they were instead overflowing with gorgeous sun. The shadows were…
The upcoming assignment for the local photo group I meet with regularly is “simplicity.” The field of what that means in our photographs is wide open. Given how much snow…
Fifty years ago people marched from Selma to Montgomery to secure their basic human rights. As our friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center say “The march continues.”
As the sun climbs higher our snowy world becomes a beautiful stage for shadows of all kinds. Here are two simple ones I found in Hubbard Park this week.
The moon tonight will be full, but also the smallest of the year due to the distance from the Earth. Known by various names, worm moon, moose hunter moon, snow…
Despite still deep snow and temperatures below 0F this morning, Spring is undeniably on the way, even if slowly. There are many sure signs and more each day. One indication is my…
I love Hubbard Park in Montpelier! There is a fabulous sledding hill and a traffic caution sign indicating the sledding ahead. Where can you see a sign saying “slow down for sledders?!”…
Solving the mystery of the old fence line trees in Hubbard Park led me to another mystery nearby. As I was snowshoeing down from the park, I came across the…
One of the things I love about trees is that many live longer than humans so when I plant one, I’m planting it for my grandchildren or great-grandchildren. When I…
After my post yesterday of spring flowers, I’m reluctant to come back to the moment (-21F here this morning) but there is so much beauty in winter when I take…
Still Learning To See 