Category: Photography
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The Cure for Laziness
Laziness is the unwillingness to do work or use energy. There’s no such a thing as laziness. There’s only the wrong type of work. The temporary condition of being uninspired. Some are more willing to do uninspired work than others. This is seen as being hard-working, determined, and/or self-disciplined. And these people are certainly that.…
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Winter’s First Snow
The sun rose cold and red, but the first snow clouds of the winter snuffed it out before it could brighten the land. And finally the sleeping trees and the rolling gray fields have their first coat of snow.
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A November Morning
November is the least aesthetically pleasing month of the year, at least in New England. The bright colors of October have passed and the winter snow awaits more favorable conditions. Everything is brown and gray and our uncomfortable acclimation to freezing temperatures is an almost daily chore. Nonetheless, since we are lucky enough to live…
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Autumn Colors
I wish to explain my reasons for creating the autumn season as it is in your experience. A time full of motion, leaves rustling, falling, flowing with the wind down to the ground where they swirl into colorful piles in which your children and pets can play, through which you shuffle as you walk through…
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Mount Greylock Hike
On October 9th, 2013, Jen and I hiked Mount Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts, tucked way up in the northwest corner. We chose a Wednesday because this is peak foliage season up there which means the mountain spends its weekends covered with hikers. There’s also a road to the summit, so even people incapable of…
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Devil’s Hopyard State Park, East Haddam, CT
On September 22nd, 2013, I went with my girlfriend, Buddy and Rigs, and two friends to Devil’s Hopyard, a state park in East Haddam, Connecticut. It’s mostly known for the waterfall pictured above, which is beautiful. Although I’d been there before, I hadn’t ventured far from the falls, and there are some nice hiking trails…
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Cascade and Porter Mountains, Lake Placid, NY – Adirondacks
Below are some pictures from Cascade and Porter Mountains in Lake Placid, New York, within the Adirondacks. Just shy of 6 miles total, it’s a relatively easy hike if you’re in reasonably good shape. Cascade Mountain has a bare summit with an incredible 360 degree view. Porter has a wooded summit with an amazing view…
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Franconia Ridge Loop
As per my last post, this is the hike we did on 8-17-13, the Franconia Ridge Loop in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Because so many other websites have information on the hike, I won’t go into detail other than to post a few of the pictures I took. For information on the hike, click…
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Expectations II
This is the follow-up post to this post. I returned home a few hours ago with the usual post-vacation blues, which as far as I can surmise, are 100% unavoidable. I’ll get right to the meat. My expectations were not only met, but exceeded, as far as having a good time goes. We all had…
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Chauncey Peak at Crescent Lake
One of my favorite local hikes is Chauncey Peak at Crescent lake. It’s a loop trail that’s only a couple miles long. The beginning is a steep ascent (very steep – you need to be in good shape to hike the first part) to Chauncey Peak, then you walk along the ridge with Crescent Lake…