Misty Morning light

Misty Morning lightAlong the shores of Northern Vermont's Crystal Lake, fall mist rises silently into the October sky. I love these autumn scenes of brilliant leaves, wispy fog, and wavy reflections. For this shot, I waded chest deep into the lake, to shoot back toward the shore of hardwoods. Vermont's glacial lakes are always cold, and at the height of fall have already seen skims of shoreline ice. This is a quintessential Vermont photo, taken during the most splendid

After a rare

and easy  maintenance

dry enough so that this stump may remain well over 100 years

shades of clear blue and white

36x36 on aluminum

An iconic symbol of the American West

A half moon shines high over the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley

I haven't found it

as a winter day flames out to another long night

butterfly-like symmetry

they will cover nearly every inch of bare ground

Source insect: Mourning Cloak Butterfly