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Night Pastoral, Old Lyme, CT

November 13, 2012

There’s a whole world of nightscapes out there for the making; this one was on the way home from a party, around midnight.

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Route 105, Brighton, VT

October 22, 2012

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School Bus Stand, Warren, VT

October 16, 2012

I love how the craftsperson here went an extra mile – incorporating the vernacular of the area into this simple project. It reminds me of the works exhibited at the now defunct (and much lamented) Stratton Arts Festival that was held every fall at Stratton Mountain. Only VT artists and craftspeople could enter – and it was an incredible show, always. Some of my favorites over the years included a blazer made entirely of cedar shingles (it looked like you could wear it to a formal dinner) and an actual cord of wood with the top dusted in gold sparkled paint. I miss the VT ethos in those shows: a sublime blend of humor, intelligence and skill grounded in the natural world. This piece of art would have felt at home there.

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Sign, Island Pond, VT

October 13, 2012

On a back road deep in the Northeast Kingdom, some cairns along the roadside, and then this sign. I did walk around the corner, how could I not ?

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I discovered this valley a couple of years ago, and purposely went back there this year – in part for this spectacular view.

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Morning Light, Pawlet, VT

October 2, 2012

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Ghost Riders, Plymouth, VT

September 29, 2012

In 1948, Stan Jones wrote Ghost Riders In The Sky, which became one of the greatest cowboy songs of all time. It’s a cautionary tale on changing one’s ways, about a thundering herd of red eyed, steel-hooved cattle that endlessly roam the sky, and the cowboy spirits forever damned to chase them. He originally heard the story, perhaps derived from an old European folk tale, when he was 12 years old. The song was recorded by over 50 artists; one of the most popular versions is by Johnny Cash, with a live version here.

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Evening Pier, Cape Porpoise, ME

September 13, 2012

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Dreamcape #1, Newport, RI

August 28, 2012

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