Thank you! It was a joyful sight, truly - the next day it had tilted towards orange and brown and just wasn't the same. I was so glad my timing worked out.
Art Drop #18 is certainly a classic beauty and easily worthy of this series of remarkable images. I also really like image 4 which feels so grounded to me. The perfect antidote for the national/international angst of the moment. Best wishes for the fair.
Thanks John! Glad I can put something out there to help everyone regulate a little bit. I'm sure I'll be visiting Golden Hill again and again, see what lessons it holds for me in the years to come.
Davin, thank you so much. Kestrels are birds we see in England but I only saw them once in the US maybe 8 or 9 years ago - we weren't living in the right habitat for them in NJ so I wasn't really expecting them to be here in the Berkshires. A lovely surprise. I wonder if we can put up a kestrel box on our land to keep down the vole population - that would be fun.
Years ago now, my partner and I lived near some railroad tracks and there were frequent kestrels there as the rail lines are often corridors for all sorts of life. We would see them perched high on light posts watching with their keen eyes for mice or snakes. I also always think back to the film “Kes” by Ken Loach a beautiful of bleak story.
Tom sat me down to watch Kes within the first year of our relationship - beautiful film and really my first introduction to kestrels. Interesting to know they like rail lines too, I will keep an eye out for them.
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“These cows have no understanding of the political dread, tension and fear swirling through this country and how it all hinders the creative output of this photographer.”
I feel this too. It’s hard to concentrate. There’s not enough space in my brain for creativity and ideas to take shape.
Once lived in Ashfield, Mass. what an experience in the maple trees, making sugar, observing nature, enjoying family. Now nearly 5000 miles away, but good memories linger…
That sounds magical, Susan! I was hoping we'd have a few sugar maples in our little woodland at the back of our meadow, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Maybe I should plant some and have something special to do in late winter in 15 years!
Beautiful photos Diana. Peacefulness emanates from them.
Thank you, Sandra, I'm happy to hear that the peacefulness comes through.
Golden and hopeful! Beautiful shot, your delight in finding the tree shining on that day comes through.
Thank you! It was a joyful sight, truly - the next day it had tilted towards orange and brown and just wasn't the same. I was so glad my timing worked out.
Art Drop #18 is certainly a classic beauty and easily worthy of this series of remarkable images. I also really like image 4 which feels so grounded to me. The perfect antidote for the national/international angst of the moment. Best wishes for the fair.
Thanks John! Glad I can put something out there to help everyone regulate a little bit. I'm sure I'll be visiting Golden Hill again and again, see what lessons it holds for me in the years to come.
Gorgeous images and tender words. I love kestrels deeply, such tiny beautiful hunters.
Davin, thank you so much. Kestrels are birds we see in England but I only saw them once in the US maybe 8 or 9 years ago - we weren't living in the right habitat for them in NJ so I wasn't really expecting them to be here in the Berkshires. A lovely surprise. I wonder if we can put up a kestrel box on our land to keep down the vole population - that would be fun.
Years ago now, my partner and I lived near some railroad tracks and there were frequent kestrels there as the rail lines are often corridors for all sorts of life. We would see them perched high on light posts watching with their keen eyes for mice or snakes. I also always think back to the film “Kes” by Ken Loach a beautiful of bleak story.
Tom sat me down to watch Kes within the first year of our relationship - beautiful film and really my first introduction to kestrels. Interesting to know they like rail lines too, I will keep an eye out for them.
It’s so wonderful to watch you discover and fall in love with New England.
Thank you Josh for putting into words what I hadn't realized I was doing, and you are so right of course.
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“These cows have no understanding of the political dread, tension and fear swirling through this country and how it all hinders the creative output of this photographer.”
I feel this too. It’s hard to concentrate. There’s not enough space in my brain for creativity and ideas to take shape.
So well put - it's almost like any ideas that try and come forth get knee-capped, it's almost a violent assault on creativity.
Once lived in Ashfield, Mass. what an experience in the maple trees, making sugar, observing nature, enjoying family. Now nearly 5000 miles away, but good memories linger…
That sounds magical, Susan! I was hoping we'd have a few sugar maples in our little woodland at the back of our meadow, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Maybe I should plant some and have something special to do in late winter in 15 years!