Eagle Eye
Remember when the only place you ever saw an eagle was on a quarter? Now they are not uncommon visitors to central Vermont. This one was leaping into the air…
No Leaf Unturned
It seemed as though real spring would never arrive, but overnight, the leaves popped and it was here. Most of these are in the town of East Montpelier, VT.
Spring & Snow
A funny spring so far: warm and then cold with snow sweeping across the highlands. Now we have the leaves ready to pop and the mountaintops are white. Makes for…
Spring Starts
I have been posting mostly on Instagram these days, so I have fallen behind on posts here. Now I'm catching up. Even the COVID-19 stay-at-home order can't stop spring's slow…
COVID Days, Quiet Streets
Vermont's stay-at-home order has brought eerie quiet to the streets of Montpelier, the capital. The most activity seems to be at the hardware store, still open because it's considered essential,…
Trapps’ in Snow
It's been an off-and-on winter, but snow returned on March 1, and people turned out at the Trapp Family Lodge trails in Stowe, VT, to enjoy it.
New Hampshire Campaigners
I got to cover Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang, the two Democratic presidential candidates who were closest to my location in Vermont, in Claremont, NH, on the last weekend before…
Jamming at the Whammy
The Whammy Bar is a tiny venue in the back of the Maple Corner Store in Maple Corner, Calais, VT, USA. There's a small L-shaped bar, a few tables and…
Doubled Down
I rarely enter photography contests, but late in 2019 I did enter two. I got honorable mentions in both, which is better than nothing, but it's also not as good…
A Bit of Biathlon
It was a cold few days in mid-December for the International Biathlon Union trials at Craftsbury, VT, Outdoor Center. Biathlon combines cross country ski racing and rifle marksmanship, and, in…
Top of the Rock, etc.
Just the usual pre-Christmas goings-on at Rockefeller Center.
January in November
November turned to winter in a hurry: snow, skiing and temperatures one night near zero. Both photos, early season skiers at Craftsbury Outdoor Center, VT, USA.
Climate Change Strike
Scenes from September 20, when students from Montpelier and around Vermont walked out of school to join the global climate change strike. They marched from Montpelier High School to City…
Prince Edward Island: Sea, Sky and Field
Prince Edward Island, a chunk of red rock and sand cradled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence by Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, is one of Canada's Maritime provinces, but,…
Anais Mitchell Homecoming
Anais Mitchell grew up in Vermont, where she conceived and composed the musical Hadestown and performed it in bits and pieces at small Vermont venues. Hadestown is now a hit…
Vermont Cyclo-Crossing
Onion River Outdoors in Montpelier, VT, put on the annual Dam Wrightsville Cyclo-Cross races at Wrightsville Dam on Sunday: Run your bike, run with your bike, jump over obstacles, wind…