Spring is not yet here.

How ready I am for spring.
Winter is nice, but it gets old after a few months. My post this week is photos from my two trips to North Hampton Massachusetts.

The week before last I went down on Friday to Contradance in Greenfield. On Saturday morning Sarah made me Blueberry Scones for breakfast and then I headed off to NoHo to sing at the Shapenote Convention. There where a few hundred people there, people came from as far away as the UK as well as from all over the US and Canada.

Here is a quick shot of the room.

This is the book we sing from.

I sang for three hours on Saturday afternoon then I went back to Sarah's and made myself dinner (Lightly breaded Sea Scallops, Rice Pilaf and steamed Broccoli). I danced in Greenfield again Saturday night to Tidal Wave. After the dance I went out to the diner with Anna, Neil, Aaron and Merli.

Sunday afternoon I went back to the Shapenote Covention and then went over to the Smith College Bulb Show (one of the main reasons for my trip to NoHo) only to find it was closing in ten minutes.

So... I went down to NoHo the next weekend, this time with Del and Rosie. We danced friday night (friday Merli, friday) and stayed over with Kippy. In the morning we headed to NoHo and the Bulb Show. We spent about four hours at the Bulb Show.

Rosie and Del ready to leave after being there for about three and a half hours.

We then headed back up to Greenfield, killed another four hours, ate Chinese food for dinner and went dancing. At the start of the evening I was so out of it, it was like I had forgotten how to dance (or think). But then I started to groove to the music and dance more into the floor and it all came back. I re-met and enjoyed dancing with a girl I had met at flurry named Merve. Alas she has a very lucky fiance. Well enough of me bemoaning my single state. I hope to see you all soon.

Be well,
~will

Photos from the Past

I was going through the pile of papers on my desk and found this photo. I thought I should do a post of old photos and other art.

This photo was taken at my godfather, Brown's wedding.
The cutie is my twin sister. We are about seven in this photo.

c. 1995
This was one of the first photos I ever took,
it was taken at Camp Sangamon in Pittsford Vt.
The guy in the photo led biking trips, my first introduction to Mountain Biking.

c.1995
This is another photo from Summer Camp.

c.1997
This is me in my Mountain Bike racing days.
The photo was taken by my sister.

2000
I took this photo during the production by NCCT of Once Upon A Mattress.
I was Chorus Member.

2001
Me and the rest of Green Mountain Morris Men at Neffa.

2002
Me on the top of Mount Mansfield.

c.2002
Me on a hike up Spruce Peak.A cd cover for a copy of Ozomatli's Don't Mess with the Dragon.

An artistic photo of my friend using Photoshop.

An aged photo of a friend using Photoshop.


A photo collage for a mix cd.

A photo collage of Pansys from my mom's greenhouse.

I hope you get a kick out of some of these looks back at my life and art.
It is fun for me to think about those days again. I am off to more paperwork and housekeeping. It's snowing outside and I am listening to NPR, what could be better.
More soon,
~will

A Snowy Walk in the Woods

Howdy Folks,
After a long time away from this blog I am back with a few new photos from my walk today.
I went for a snowshoe hike this afternoon to Holt's Ledge in Lyme NH. The trail starts near the Dartmouth Ski Way and follows the Appalachian Trail to the top.

The Way Up.

Afternoon Light through the Trees

in Light of the Hemlock

The Top.

the View from the Top

A Rock on top

The Way Down.

Ski the View Back

the Sleeping Giant

It was a lovely day for a hike with my camera.
I do say this post has more photos then words, ahh well maybe next time I'll tell more about life and music.
~will

P.S. Make sure to look back over the next few weeks as I am planning a few photo trips.

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Look for a December post soon.
Enjoy the white holidays,
~will

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving in my family means lots of cooking eating and
as a lot of you know I love cooking and I love cooking even more when I get to cook with my twin sister.

Here is our Thanksgiving Menu.

Snacks:

• Pumpkin Bread (a moist semi sweet loaf cake),
• Carrot Sticks (from my mom's organic farm)
• Dried Sweetened Sour Cherries (from the COOP)
• Chevre (From Vt Butter & Cheese Co. formed into a ball and rolled in fresh ground black pepper and dried oregano from my mom's farm)
• Carr's Water Crackers (from the COOP as well)
• Apple Cider (pressed at Ciderfest in Oct)
• Toasted Spiced Almonds (whole almonds toasted with salt, sugar, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and beaten egg whites. The almonds come out toasted with spicy crunchy bits on them. This is my sisters recipe, definitely something to add to the cooking brain files)
  

Dinner:

• Turkey (a heritage bourbon red grown on my moms farm)
• Stuffing (bread cubes, apple, celery, onion, butter and harvest blend (a family herb mix)
• Mashed Potatoes (purple potatoes from my mom's farm, butter, cream, salt & pepper)
• Gravy (the drippings from the bird to make a cream sauce)
• Yeast Rolls (mom's specialty melt in your mouth rolls)
• Stuffed Delicata Squash (baked delicata squash stuffed with rice, pine nuts, caramelized onions, canned pears (from my dad's old place) and shaved parmesan cheese.)
• Creamed Onions (onions from my mom's farm in a cream sauce),
  
• Naked Broccoli (from mom's farm),
• Cranberry Orange Relish (my recipe)
• Sparkling Apple and Pear Juice (from the COOP).

Dessert:

• Pecan Pie
• Pumpkin Pie
• two Apple Pies
• Lemon Squares.

Are you full yet?

In other news I am the proud parent of a new camera and two new lenses.
I got a Nikon D200 Digital SLR, a Nikon 12-24mm f4 Zoom lens and a Nikon 24-85mm f2.8-4 Zoom lens.

Here are some photos taken with the new toys from the last week or so.

Water in Motion in Royalton Vt.

Rain drops on a leaf in Burlington Vt

Afternoon Light in W. Fairlee Vt.

Ripples in Burlington Vt.

Last Sunday my sister, my mother and I took a a photography walk around Mom's farm. The idea of the walk was mostly to teach my mother to use the camera I gave her, It is her first digital camera and she is lost when it comes to even the simplest aspects of the camera.

Thats all for now. See you on the dance floor soon,
~will

A few of my favorite photos.

Welcome to November.
This post is a collection of some of my favorite photos. I have been having fun lately with macro photography and water. I really like the way the light catches and refracts through water drops. Most of the rest of the photos are just things that caught my eye. Ok so the Halloween shots don't fit into either of those categories, they are just fun.
Enjoy,

~will

These shots are from my yard just after a light rain.

I like to call this photo Hard Knock Plant. I took this through a window at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth.

These flowers where at the Tunbridge Worlds Fair. It's one of mom's favorites.

This is a macro shot of a tiny flower in my yard. The flower is the size of dime.

This photo was taken at Middlebury College. Can you figure out the layers?

This is a house I saw on the walk to work in Burlington last week.

This is an artsy photo of a nasturtium from a planter used in my sisters wedding.

This photo was taken in my mom's house of frost on a window.

These photos are from a little Halloween fun.