Vermont in the Autumn
October 13, 2008
I have always wanted to go up to Vermont to see the famous fall colors. Well I did this weekend and it floored me. Apparently this year was one of the best as there have been few storms to blow the leaves away.
Apart from taking 200 or so pictures, one the activities we did was to hike down one the ski trails. Kind of fun to see it all without snow.
One of the highlights of the weekend was seeing a Pileated Woodpecker. This is a rare, foot long creature and cousin to the probably extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker...which is why it gave me such a chilling thrill to this great bird! Being classed as 'uncommon' I feel like I have been upgraded in terms of my bird watching capabilities.
Apart from taking 200 or so pictures, one the activities we did was to hike down one the ski trails. Kind of fun to see it all without snow.
One of the highlights of the weekend was seeing a Pileated Woodpecker. This is a rare, foot long creature and cousin to the probably extinct Ivory-Billed Woodpecker...which is why it gave me such a chilling thrill to this great bird! Being classed as 'uncommon' I feel like I have been upgraded in terms of my bird watching capabilities.
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Flecks of color. This reminds me of a Klimt painting of a birch glade where he paints each leaf using yellow and gold paint
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Yellow and brown stripes.1
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Sugaring hut.
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Woodpecker. I found this tree trunk that had the signature rectangular holes that a Pileated Woodpecker pecks! Awesome!
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Color palette.
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Birch. I loved how this birch had particularly stark black and white features.
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Pod.
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Young trunks. The lines were interesting
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Rose. I enjoyed the contrast of pink to the orange shrub in the background
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Bee and magenta.
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Rose.
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Bee on scallion flower. This is my favorite picture of the weekend
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Someone's front door step.
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New boots!.
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Apples.
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Syrup. Grade B vermont syrup..and in a mason's jar!
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Pink cardigan.
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Arachnid.
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Red spurt.
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The house.
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The balcony inside.
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Turner. There was a Turner book lying around and I couldn't help wonder what he may have produced had he been here in Vermont to see these c
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J.W.
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Driveway crab apple.
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Garden ornament.1
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Grass cargo.
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Birch grove.
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Sheep pasture.
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Food? they ask.
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Old girl. This maple tree must surely have been a sapling around at the time of the declaration of independence....
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Birch yoga. I think this poor tree got an icing during the winter and never recovered!
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Beaver Dam. Amazing to think these small creatures made this work of art! Some people think its annoying: I think its essential.
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Vermont barn.
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White.
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Hill on fire.1
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Milkweed.
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My car.
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Birch leaves.
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The ravine.
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Colored blotches.
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Hearty soup. This was lunch after a decent hour and a half hike. Soup, sandwich and ale. The soup had these amazing beans in them that looke
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Birch bend. I loved this shape at the base of the trunk. The creases on the bark were intriguing.
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Ski trail. This I admit is a lot more fun to ski down then walk. Oh well.
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Spore puff!. Give this fungi a squeeze and out comes this green powder.
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Hopping patrick. ...he was in a rush to get down!
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Chair lift. I like how you cant really see this chair lift amongst the branches. It looks out of place without the snow.
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Orange.
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Birch bark.
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Lichen. I enjoyed the contrast between the verdant green moss and the grey of the lichen. Its all good!
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Moss. Moss rocks!
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Red birch. While its not good that this birch has been stripped of it's protective bark (usually by humans) the red under layer was an inter
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Fungi cluster.
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Resting.
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Solitary.
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Rock ledge.
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Exploring.
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Tree @ summit. The serenity of this scene belies the amount of noise there was generated by tourists and their children when I took this!
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Vermont and then Canada?.2
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Map man. Patrick is obsessed with maps. You may have not known that.
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Tail lights.
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Blueberry. These blue bushes had red leaves! That was new to me. What was familiar though was the tangy taste you get only when you've just1
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Colors.1
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Lamp.1
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