The 30th Prouty, July 9, 2011
I was one of 5,000 participants riding, walking, or rowing to raise money for research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center in the Thirtieth Annual Prouty. I rode 100 miles with a…
Tigertown Pond
Tigertown Road in Norwich Vermont has a few small ponds that sometimes host interesting birds. A brief stop there recently revealed a solitary sandpiper and a pair of hooded merganser.…
Golden-crowned Sparrow
It was fun joining many others in observing this rare find by Spence and Doug Hardy. It was also interesting to see it feeding near white-throated sparrows, a somewhat similar-looking…
Glossy Ibis in Woodstock
An unusual visitor has been hanging out in Woodstock, VT for several days---a beautiful glossy ibis. Often seen on the coast and sometimes on Lake Champlain, it is not a…
Snow Buntings in Hartford
A friend told me about the winter "robins" he has had in his yard for quite a while. He knew they were snow buntings but figured if he had them…
Dog Day in Woodstock
Saturday I led my Photo---SLR class on a walking tour of Woodstock, VT. We did a slow loop through town photographing whatever we fancied and hopefully learning in the process.…
New Years 2010-11
Cross-country skiing in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with friends was a wonderful way to welcome in 2011. December 31 arrived with a nice sunrise in Etna. Shortly after noon…
Claassen Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Ride
The 13th Annual Terry & Ben Claassen Memorial Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Tour was a mouthful in more ways than one. Food was plentiful at four spots along the route…
Minister’s Brook
I love to photograph moving water. So recently when I arrived early to meet friends for a two-day bike trip in Quebec, I stopped at Minister's Brook in Westmore, Vermont…
Orchard Oriole
Orchard Orioles have returned to the Foley Park area in Norwich for the second straight year. So far a nest site has not been located--at least not by humans. Hopefully…
West Rutland Birds
An early morning trip across Vermont brought me to the West Rutland Marsh and the power lines that rise above Pleasant Street. I saw a number of species of birds,…
Circles of Confusion
The technical determination of Depth of Field in photography involves measuring the "circle of confusion" created by out of focus points. As points get more and more out of focus…