13 posts tagged “landscape”
"The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire." -- Pamela Hansford Johnson
Show us a self-taken picture of the sunset.
Submitted by Connie.
Here's one from the trip I took to California two years ago:
This photo is of a lovely little farm within walking distance of my house. They no longer have cows, but there is a farmers' market, a community garden, trails, a lot of sheep, and... chickens! (I wanted a picture of the sheep, but they were in a back pasture and not so easily photographed).
Here is possibly the most ridiculous sunset yet (I take photos of nearly every one I catch, and post some of the best). I'm usually in a lab on Wednesday evenings, but it was canceled this week. Otherwise, I wouldn't have caught this:
We've had snow before this (I've even posted photos of it), but none of it has lasted. This stuff's been around all day! I've walked through it and everything! Exciting. I can't wait for winter break.
I almost wish I could keep that photo of Ruffles up at the top of my blog, but I have new photos to post...
I took these yesterday. I went out on the soccer field to take pictures of the fog, and while I was there the sun came out full-force. (About half an hour later it was pouring.) The first photo here was taken looking west into the fogbank; the second was taken when the sun came out behind me.
Show us something you can't live without.
Submitted by awkwardidity.
The ocean! I'm living without it right now, actually, and it's weird. The air smells different, less salty. There are no seagulls for miles. One of the few things I do NOT love about Vermont is its incurable inlanditude. The photo I've posted here was taken last summer. It's the view from Five Islands Lobsterhouse in Georgetown, ME. (I don't eat lobster, but I love this place for so many other reasons, that doesn't even matter).
Also, my family! It's family weekend here, and I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of my parents and my brother (who also happen to read this -- hi, guys!). It's just too bad they couldn't bring the Maine coast with them.
I know, I know... more sunsets. I can't help it! They're too spectacular not to post. This is the one from Wednesday night.
It's a Great Egret! Not something you'd expect to find in Vermont. I guess it was passing through in migration, and decided it liked the look of our little pond -- it stayed for a few days! I saw it catching fish yesterday evening, before it took off and flew around the pond, directly over my head, and off into the distance. Great egrets, by the way, are HUGE, about three feet tall... that's smaller than a Great Blue Heron, but bright white, which makes it a really impressive bird. Here's a closer picture (it's a little pixelated because I had to resort to my camera's digital zoom):
Also yesterday evening, I saw a Phoebe out happily catching flies near the bonfire pit at the End of the World. It was doing the awesome Phoebe tail bob and everything. It didn't seem too concerned with my presence. I didn't have my camera with me, though, so unfortunately, no pictures.
