My boy Henry

Henry the rooster

Digital art created from an original photo of our rooster. His name is Henry. I like the contrast of color between the red and green. Nature provides some rather amazing colors. Henry doesn't like to pose but if you can get him to stand still long enough he is very photogenic. 

Nor'easter is a chilling experience here in Vermont

Oh baby, it's cold outside

A big Nor'easter snow storm hit today. Didn't risk going outside with the camera but managed to snap this amazing digital photo of my Houston hubby.

Christmas goodies 2010

My little sister makes some of the best cookies and candies around. These are some samplings from Christmas 2010. Yummy! Sometimes the simplest things make the best subjects for a photograph.

Our local volunteer fire department is a hub of activity

Ever wonder what goes on at your local volunteer fire department? Our Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department (WVFD) is a hub of activity year round. Training is done in all sorts of weather and conditions. It is not an easy job and, if you can, volunteer some time or donate money to help your fire department provide fire coverage to the citizens in your town. Our volunteer fire department is also one of my favorite subjects to photograph. I admire the strength, courage and stamina of these firefighters, young and old, and I'm fascinated with the long tradition of dedication and selflessness these men and women show for their calling.

New firetruck arrives December 6, 2009

Members of the WVFD inspect the new acquisition

New firetruck is parked in the firehouse for the first time

 

 

 

 

Home sweet home for the new firetruck

No time is wasted and training with the new firetruck begins.

The day the new truck arrived a firefighter found this old apparatus at a farm

Old vs. new firefighting equipment

Training a junior member

Junior member awaits instructions

Training with the new firetruck

Volunteer firefighters train on a cold winter evening

My favorite cowboy

My favorite cowboy

This black and white photo was taken with a 35 mm camera in the late 1970's. It is one of my all time favorite photographs. It was a result of an assignment for a photography class I was taking at the time. I was learning to develop my own film in the dark room so I needed to shoot with black and white. My dad posed for this photo while standing inside his old truck just at the top of the tailgate during a gymkhana. He was always a willing subject and one of my favorite people to photograph. The fly on his hat was just along for the ride.

Cemetery in Old Bennington, Vermont

Church in Old Bennington

Mausoleum in Old Bennington

Raven's watch in Old Bennington

This is the cemetery in Old Bennington, Vermont where Robert Frost is buried. The raven in the last photo watched me nearly the entire time I was there as though it were sentinel for those who slept peacefully beneath the sod.

Young girl and her horse on a knoll

Young girl and her horse on a knoll

This photo was taken in the late 1970's with a 35mm camera. It was then scanned and digitized to make it appear as a painting. My sister posed for this photo with her horse 'Misty' and this has always been one of my favorite composition portrait photos. I took this photo on the knoll behind our old farm.