Nature's Details

A Spiral of Pine Needles

I am fond of the spiral form and so my heart soared when I encountered this simple gift someone left in the woods. Watershed Center - Bristol, Vermont

Pond Leaves in Late Autumn

Bristol Pond is one of my favorite spots to experience nature in any season. This tableau of autumn leaves in the water has a subtle beauty that I find breathtaking. Bristol, Vermont

Pond Reflection of Cattails & Goldenrod

Bristol, Vermont - September 2014 I love how reflections can turn an ordinary scene into abstract art. On this blue-sky day in September the cattails and goldenrod were shimmering in an autumn dance.

Sumac Leaves in Autumn

Autumn Leaves & Drops

Red Vine on a Stone Wall

The leaves on this vine look like red "hearts"!

Frosted Maple Leaves

After The Storm...A Rainbow

After an intense short storm blew through just before sunset, we were gifted a gorgeous rainbow and dramatic clouds to end the day. August 2020 -- Bristol, Vermont

Pond Leaves

In early morning at Bristol Pond, the water is dark and opaque but the pond leaves glow in morning light. Bristol, Vermont

Vine Curl

Fern Heart

Love is all around us....here in an unfurling fern. June 2019 - Bristol, Vermont

Pond Circles

A late summer mediation at the pond...cattails, clouds and circles expanding in the water.

Summer Daisies

Arched Rock at the Watershed near Bristol

Fern Lushness

Bristol, Vermont - May 2017. The ferns grow lush in our woods in the spring.