Bohemian Waxwings in Newbury
I traveled to Newbury, NH recently hoping to photograph Bohemian Waxwings. Dylan posted on the birds listserv that a flock of around 60-70 were in fruit trees near…
Summer 2022 — Part 3
This photo shows an almost-180-degree view of the western sky at sunrise, August 11, 2022. More photos of the sky will follow, but first birds, insects, flowers, and other things. …
Nine Days of Autumn
It was a glorious nine days in October, 2021. Great foliage seemed to coincide with wonderful weather -- unusually warm days, mostly sunny, some very nice fog to add…
Newbury Trail — Wet and Wild
Undeterred by the threat of rain, Bruce and I hiked the Newbury Trail up Mount Sunapee recently in the early morning gloom. There was heavy fog in the area, and…
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…
Graffiti
Jann and I hiked very early one morning this weekend to beat the heat. When we got back to our car, I noticed a lot of birds. So, I spent…
Lupines in Bloom
One does not have to travel to Sugar Hill to photograph lupines, though the mountains, white church, and pancakes there are very nice. I recently found the lupines here closer…
Birding with Bill in Boltonville
I attended the 20th Annual "Birding with Bill in Boltonville" event Friday morning. It rained the whole time we birded and stopped shortly after we finished. Bill is Bill Shepard,…
Second Week of October 2018
Galen Rowell ran a mile to place a rainbow on the roofs of the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace in Tibet. But sometimes one gets lucky. This rainbow only lasted a…
SRKG 1 Hike
On a warm and very humid day, Bruce, his dog, Caro, and I hiked over Mount Sunapee yesterday. We followed Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trail 1, which consists of the Newbury Trail…
SRKG hike to Lucia’s Lookout January 23, 2016
A group of nine hearty folks led by Tom Lawton hiked to Lucia's Lookout, stopping at the Franklin Pierce Lead Mine along the way. This was a graphite mine operated…