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Sedona

I arrived in Sedona this afternoon and went for a short walk along the bell tower trail. The red rocks were accentuated at dusk to the point that it looked almost too red, almost surreal. The colors, weather and landscape of this place are truly amazing. I once heard that there is suppose some kind of good energy from the earth here. Maybe I said that wrong, but I can certainly feel something special about this place. After a few cold days it's warming up and now people seem to be out hiking and enjoying the scenery. Beauty and good energy at every turn, what's not to like?

I arrived in Sedona this afternoon and went for a short walk along the bell tower trail. The red rocks were accentuated at dusk to the point that it looked almost too red, almost surreal. The colors, weather and landscape of this place are truly amazing. I once heard that there is suppose some kind of good energy from the earth here. Maybe I said that wrong, but I can certainly feel something special about this place. After a few cold days it’s warming up and now people seem to be out hiking and enjoying the scenery. Beauty and good energy at every turn, what’s not to like?

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Pony by the Fence

I know the world has a lot complicated things going on, good, bad, all that. Yet all around us there are these gentle loving creatures that most of take for granted. I think we could learn a thing or two from them if we ever take the time. Maybe they are not so much

I know the world has a lot complicated things going on, good, bad, all that. Yet all around us there are these gentle loving creatures that most of take for granted. I think we could learn a thing or two from them if we ever take the time. Maybe they are not so much “animal” but beings with more intelligence, heart and emotion than we give them credit for. In any case I sat for a spell by a farm fence the other day and made friends with this little pony, and the pleasure and honor was all mine.

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Bank of the River

I stopped at an

I stopped at an “open space” along the Farmington River near Hartford. Looking at a local map it seems there are a lot of these open spaces which are not quite parks yet they to seem act as buffers between the natural landscape and the development. I found this area on one of that last remaining days of autumn and was mesmerized by the deep, swift, quite flow of the river. It impressed me with a feeling of understated power. No waterfalls, no rapids, just deep dark flowing water along this secluded bank.

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East Granby Pond

Noticed this pond on the side of the road on my way to the Hartford airport the other day. The thing I like about New England is that things are, well, ...quaint. I don't mean that in a condescending way, quite the contrary. Hills and valleys and winding roads, everything just kind of blends in with the countryside. It's a subtle kind of beauty that contrast from my home state of Florida, we're kind of in-your-face beaches and open space, Connecticut has a different kind of passive beauty, revealing itself behind each turn of the road.

Noticed this pond on the side of the road on my way to the Hartford airport the other day. The thing I like about New England is that things are, well, …quaint. I don’t mean that in a condescending way, quite the contrary. Hills and valleys and winding roads, everything just kind of blends in with the countryside. It’s a subtle kind of beauty that contrast from my home state of Florida, we’re kind of in-your-face beaches and open space, Connecticut has a different kind of passive beauty, revealing itself behind each turn of the road.

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Path to the Sea

A while back we stopped this along the coast in Half Moon Bay, California. This is a path between two pastures that leads to spectacular views of the Pacific ocean. The wildflowers were everywhere and when I squinted my eyes I could almost imagine I was in an impressionist painting of some sort.

A while back we stopped this along the coast in Half Moon Bay, California. This is a path between two pastures that leads to spectacular views of the Pacific ocean. The wildflowers were everywhere and when I squinted my eyes I could almost imagine I was in an impressionist painting of some sort.

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Mangrove Path

This is a path through the mangroves at a place known as Leffis Key in central Florida. It's a little nature preserve where you can watch all kinds of wildlife and about half of the trails are on these boardwalks. I came here early one morning to capture the rising sun peaking through the mangroves and just to walk along this path to take it all in. It was a warm morning and mostly the birds were about their business starting to fish for a meal. In any case, as I write this I'm about a thousand miles from here and it's below freezing outside; I can't wait to get back to the warm climate and walk again through these mangroves.

This is a path through the mangroves at a place known as Leffis Key in central Florida. It’s a little nature preserve where you can watch all kinds of wildlife and about half of the trails are on these boardwalks. I came here early one morning to capture the rising sun peaking through the mangroves and just to walk along this path to take it all in. It was a warm morning and mostly the birds were about their business starting to fish for a meal. In any case, as I write this I’m about a thousand miles from here and it’s below freezing outside; I can’t wait to get back to the warm climate and walk again through these mangroves.

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Lake Hayes

This is Lake Hayes in southern New Zealand. I was here about six months ago and I already miss it. I think the thing I miss the most is the amount of wide-open space with amazing landscapes. Certainly we have beauty in North America, it’s there, waiting, not going anywhere. My ambition is changing a little bit and I'm craving more and more landscapes. I guess it’s one of those things that once you get hooked on you keep looking for new vistas wherever you go. That’s probably not a bad thing.

This is Lake Hayes in southern New Zealand. I was here about six months ago and I already miss it. I think the thing I miss the most is the amount of wide-open space with amazing landscapes. Certainly we have beauty in North America, it’s there, waiting, not going anywhere. My ambition is changing a little bit and I’m craving more and more landscapes. I guess it’s one of those things that once you get hooked on you keep looking for new vistas wherever you go. That’s probably not a bad thing.

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Slice of Beauty

I'm constantly on the lookout for landscape, scenes, visual beauty; I suppose its part of the rewiring of my brain as a photographer, an artist. In truth there's beauty all around, it’s just that maybe we miss it, don’t know how to see it, aren't practiced. I resemble that. But it’s there if you know where to look. For instance, I love this sky, these clouds, the way the tree reaches up from the bottom. I don’t even know if this is a good photo, but I see something I like here. This could be anywhere really. But here’s a little secret. Below these trees are telephone poles, a parking lot, and a busy freeway. Only I decided to look up and see a little slice of beauty, and then click the shutter button.

I’m constantly on the lookout for landscape, scenes, visual beauty; I suppose its part of the rewiring of my brain as a photographer, an artist. In truth there’s beauty all around, it’s just that maybe we miss it, don’t know how to see it, aren’t practiced. I resemble that. But it’s there if you know where to look. For instance, I love this sky, these clouds, the way the tree reaches up from the bottom. I don’t even know if this is a good photo, but I see something I like here. This could be anywhere really. But here’s a little secret. Below these trees are telephone poles, a parking lot, and a busy freeway. Only I decided to look up and see a little slice of beauty, and then click the shutter button.

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Autumn Sky

I arrived in Connecticut yesterday from Florida and was pleasantly surprised to see that autumn colors and leaves were still on display. For some reason I thought most of the Northeast had moved on to winter. This is the Farmington River in Windsor, just outside of Hartford. As I drove around on a Sunday afternoon I saw several people (the few that weren't watching football) out raking the leaves. Perhaps a few kids jumped in the big piles of leaves this afternoon after school. I'm pretty sure that's what I would have done.

I arrived in Connecticut yesterday from Florida and was pleasantly surprised to see that autumn colors and leaves were still on display. For some reason I thought most of the Northeast had moved on to winter. This is the Farmington River in Windsor, just outside of Hartford. As I drove around on a Sunday afternoon I saw several people (the few that weren’t watching football) out raking the leaves. Perhaps a few kids jumped in the big piles of leaves this afternoon after school. I’m pretty sure that’s what I would have done.

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Gorges State Park

This is Gorges State Park in North Carolina. There is a two or three mile loop that you can drive with a couple of lookouts across the Blue Ridge Mountains. This time of year the mountains are pretty much every other color than blue. That works! I took this after an amazing hike to a waterfall down in the gorge. I'll post that sometime soon.

This is Gorges State Park in North Carolina. There is a two or three mile loop that you can drive with a couple of lookouts across the Blue Ridge Mountains. This time of year the mountains are pretty much every other color than blue. That works! I took this after an amazing hike to a waterfall down in the gorge. I’ll post that sometime soon.

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