LOGGING ON THE BACK HILL
When I purchased my house 25 years ago, I learned that at one time the property had been a farm. Over the years, relatively large …
LANDSCAPE
THE FIRST SNOW
In the place where I currently live, far Upstate New York, the first measurable snow in the year can occur at any time in the …
THE BENEFITS OF A GOOD WALK
“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” ~ Henry David Thoreau There are a significant number of benefits to taking a walk …
SIGNS OF AUTUMN
One might say that Autumn was late in coming this year. The weather pattern through September and early October has been warm, even hot, and …
SCOUTING LOCATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
A landscape photography requires attention to place, to light, to time, to directions, and so many more. It is possible that a landscape photographer cannot …
SCOUTING OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY LOCATIONS
Outdoor photographers today have many tools at their disposal to learn about potential locations to shoot photographs. Some of those tools are very traditional while …
THE SEASON HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED
“It’s a little chilly, there’s a bit of fresh snow on the ground.” Often that is the way we talk about spring as it shakes …
SPRING EMERGING
The precipitation can’t decide if it wants to be snow or rain. There are new bird songs in the air, we might call them “courting …
WHERE IS HOME?
Where is home? That seems like such a simple question to answer. Most people would say something like “My address is …”, or maybe “Home …
“THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER…
…and the party never ends”. At least, that’s how the song goes. There are many roads and paths that we can follow. Some go through …
SIGHT, OR SEEING
Is there a difference between “sight” and “seeing”? I contend that there is a difference, a very significant difference. Perhaps we can train ourselves to …
TO SLEEP UNDER A WINTER BLANKET
All the leaves have finally fallen. Even the aspens, whose leaves often hold to the very last. The earth, at least here in the Northeast …