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Monthly Archives: October 2014

Nonamesset Quintet

October 30, 2014by tompostpile 1 Comment

As cold fronts approach our part of New England, the wind goes to the Southwest. The southern warmth gooses the thermometer. As the front nears, wind increases. This time of […]

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2014, Architecture, Color, Essay, Ferry, Nature, Nonamesset house, photograph, Travel, Woods Hole

Montpelier Victorian

October 28, 2014by tompostpile Leave a comment

One of the pleasures of visiting Montpelier is to walk its streets and to admire its houses. Much of Montpelier is from the 19th century, a time when wood and […]

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2014, Architecture, photograph, Travel, Vermont

High Montpelier.

October 26, 2014by tompostpile 1 Comment

Montpelier is a fine little city, set in the valley of the Winooski River, surrounded by hills and ridges. I was waiting, loitering in the streets of town. I looked up […]

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2014, Architecture, Birds, Essay, Nature, photograph, Travel, Vermont, Words

V is for Goose

October 24, 2014by tompostpile 3 Comments

In Vermont, while we walked in Sabin’s Pasture with a grandson, a flock of Canada Geese flew overhead. They made an almost perfect “vee” shape overhead. So “V” must be […]

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2014, Birds, Nature, photograph, Vermont, Words

We Followed a Fairy Home.

October 22, 2014by tompostpile 10 Comments

It was morning. We were visiting “the children” and their children.  The little brother went off to his caretaker. The father went to work. The mother went to work. We […]

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2014, Birds, Essay, Flowers, Nature, photograph, Travel, Vermont, Words

Northern Skies

October 21, 2014by tompostpile 1 Comment

Point the hood of the truck to the north. North on the Ferry to Woods Hole. North towards Boston. North towards Vermont.   North where there will be sunrise through […]

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2014, Color, Nature, photograph, Travel, Vermont

A Quechee Encounter.

October 20, 2014by tompostpile Leave a comment

What’s that in the air, in the distance? Is it a balloon?   Dang. Yes, it is. The light is fading. I pull off the highway to watch.     […]

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2014, Color, photograph, Travel, Vermont

Fruits and Flowers of Fall

October 19, 2014by tompostpile Leave a comment

Fall. A time of final flowers. Ornamental gourds, another fruit, are a feature of fall decorations. Fall is a good time to go for a walk with a grandson. There […]

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2014, Color, Drawing, Flowers, Nature, photograph, Vermont

The Skull’s Progress

October 18, 2014by tompostpile 1 Comment

I don’t know how many years ago that a person in the Upper MidWest gave Julie the spider monkey skull. I haven’t forgotten, I just never asked. Last year I […]

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2014, Art, Drawing, Nature

Swash: Better in Black and White?

October 13, 2014by tompostpile 2 Comments

In which we revisit Black Point Beach. I’ve been here thousands of times, there’s always something new. Here at the meeting of land and sea, erasure and change are not […]

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2014, Abstracts, Black Point Beach, Color, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, South Beach

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