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Beautiful Natural Light, Spring Morning.The morning dawned crystal clear and sunny on Monday, perfect for photography. I headed out quickly with my camera, before having coffee. The sun had risen about a half hour earlier, and I headed out to see what I could capture in that precious, glorious, natural morning sunlight. First I looked on my property to see where the light and shadows played nicely. Ahh...the birch... BIrch Bark in Early Morning Light Birch bark can be amazingly beautiful, when looked at closely, in the rays of early morning sunlight. I then hopped in my Jeep and headed over to one of the sections of Dutton HIll Road that is no longer maintained. It's amazing that it ever was maintained! Beautiful spot, old farmland, lots of history here. Dutton Hill Road, Norwich VT While there, I took a short stroll into a nearby field for a few photos. Field near Dutton Hill Road The early morning light in June is very precious, especially since from one day to the next, it may be foggy, or cloudy, or raining....or hopefully not snowing like it was a week or two ago! Let's hope we don't get a summer like 1821! While I was in the field, I took a long-range view and brought it in closer, so I could see my old friend Kit Griggs' former home, an old cape cod style house. It is one of the oldest houses in Norwich. Historic Home and Barn on Dutton HIll Road Back on the road, I found some fresh young beech leaves in the solar powered spotlight: Early Morning Beech Leaves And some beautiful ferns: Can Someone Help Identify these Ferns? Also, there were some fine old maple trees that had fused rusting old barbed wire in them. Rusting Barbed Wire Fused Into a Maple Tree And the offspring of those mighty maples...how many of them will live to maturity? Baby Maple Trees Then I headed back up to the Jeep, and climbed up Bragg Hill for this early morning vista: something Dr. Bragg would have seen many a morning, so long ago, though with much fewer trees. View from Bragg Hill From Bragg Hill, I headed over to Cossingham Road, and the Cossingham Trail. Here's a shot of the trailhead. Beautiful stone work to start the trail, created easy steps for climbing. Cossingham Trailhead After a very short hike on Cossingham, I headed up old Happy Hill Road, and caught this vista: Top of Happy Hill Road I had been hoping to see some wildlife, but didn't really see much. I then headed back home for my coffee and breakfast. Later in the day, I spied this fat toad hopping in our backyard. A Surprised Toad
I had gone out to find wildlife in the morning, and found nothing, but later in the day, the wildlife came and found me! Thanks for traveling along on Old Roads, Rivers and Rails. If you like this post, remember: Comments and new subscribers always welcome! - Bob Totz, Jun 3rd, 2019 Comments 1
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Ruth Gaffey
12/27/2019 11:35:58 am
Adore the birch bark!
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AuthorI'm Bob Totz, retired VT postmaster, and historical geographer ARCHIVES:
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