Birds of Fall 2022
The early weeks of Autumn normally contain an interesting mix of birds. There are the summer residents that have yet to depart; their "first winter" offspring, often with plumage that…
Early Summer Wanderings
Spring 2021 ended with some beautiful but hot days. Early summer 2021 was rainy. We needed it. I wandered around the eastern part of the Upper Valley taking photos: Springfield,…
July Wanderings
The villages in the eastern part of the Upper Valley got my main attention in July. Sure, I had a big 20 minutes in West Lebanon with the Least Bittern…
Dragonflies at Blitzer with ASLPT
The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust recently held a “Dragonfly Walk” on the Blitzer Conservation Easement in Bradford, NH. This was a great event for all, especially families with children. We…
Warblers, foliage, and gentians
I stopped yesterday at a small, little-known area in Bradford, NH that is open to the public, or at least always has appeared to be so. It has wetlands, forests,…
Field Trip Photography Lessons
This is a photography teaching blog post, a photo quiz, and a trip report from a photo field trip I led in Northern Vermont October 2, 2011. A small group braved…
Training for the Claassen Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Tour
The 14th Annual Terry & Ben Claassen Memorial Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Tour will take place tomorrow, September 17. It will be my third century ride of 2011 after The…
Training for the Prouty
Heck of a way to train for the Prouty Century Ride---ride 100 miles. On July 9th I will ride in my first Prouty. This 30th Prouty is a charity bike ride to…