Went for the Eagles, Stayed for the Foliage
Yesterday, Joan needed to do a rare plant survey over in Hinsdale (the town in the extreme southwest corner of New Hampshire). I went along to look for the bald
Category: Seasons
One Sunny Day in Autumn
Yesterday was the first sunny day in more than a week. Today is rainy as the next several are likely to be. This seems to be the way things are
Stone Arch Bridges
This morning I played “fixer”* for my friend Joe and took him to photograph the stone arch bridges in the area. There are five of these dry laid (i.e. no
On The Way Home
This afternoon I met my friend Joe for lunch in Henniker. Joe has spent the past couple of days photographing covered bridges in the southwest corner of NH. As with
Late Foliage
Photographs from late last week. The cattle were in a field in Greenfield that used to be part of the Robertson (Joan’s cousin) farm. The foliage photos were made during
Two Days Ramble
Twice in past several days, I headed out to photograph after lunch. The skies were cloudy, but ‘interesting’ enough to get me out the door. Alas, on both days, the
Fall Foliage – Wetland Edges
Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day weekend is often the peak of fall foliage in the Monadnock region. This year is no exception. These photos were made over two days last week, all
Mostly Meadowhawks
Late this afternoon I wandered our yard just to see what was “out and about”. The temperature was in the upper 70s F and the skies clear. It was late
American Rubyspots
The American Rubyspot is a fairly rare but spectacular damselfly. Yesterday, I headed to Hollis, NH one of the two sites*, that I am aware of, where rubyspots are present.
Down By The River
That would be the Contootook River! Late yesterday afternoon I spent about two and a half hours odeing on the Contoocook River by the paper mill in Bennington, New Hampshire…