Mountain Biking 2010 images
My mountain bike now has two and a half seasons of wear on it. My body experienced that in the first year I owned the bike. But my riding ability…
Boot Tree and Steam Engine, HDR examples
I recently photographed two curiosities in the Sunapee/Sutton area. Both were surrounded by trees and both days were bright and sunny. This is a deadly combination for creating a nice photo---the contrast…
Kayak and Cloud
My grandson, Julian, is visiting. We went for a kayak ride just before sunset. The clouds were beautiful, and neither of us got wet. Even our cat, Gatinha, managed to…
Making Guitars
A few months ago I was asked to photograph a guitar-building class in Post Mills Vermont for Upper Valley Life, an excellent regional magazine. Three students from three New England…
Loons in Burkehaven Harbor
I very much enjoy photographing loons on quiet ponds at the crack of dawn. When the water is still the natural reflections can add so much to the image. I…
Banding Bicknell’s Thrushes
In June I joined Chris Rimmer, Kent McFarland, and Pat Johnson of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies on Mount Mansfield while they banded Bicknell's Thrushes as part of an ongoing project. …
Milton Frye Nature Area
Several years ago was when I first really appreciated the Milton Frye Nature Area in Norwich, VT. George Clark was leading one of his many very educational bird walks in…
Pillsbury State Park Biking
I explored Pillsbury State Park in Washington, NH yesterday for the first time on a mountain bike. I had kayaked and canoed there previously, but never tried the trails…
Rabbit in yard
Yesterday afternoon, on what may be the hottest day of the year, I walked into my garage from the house and saw a rabbit at the edge of the garage.…
Red-winged Blackbird Nest at Hanover Country Club
Mike Choukas alerted me this morning to the presence of a red-winged blackbird nest on the Hanover golf course. He gave me excellent directions, but I left them at home. I got…
Peregrines fledged
Peg Ackerson and I returned to Holt's Ledge recently to check on the progress of the three peregrine falcon chicks that Chris Martin banded earlier this year. The chicks had fledged…