Southbound Sunday

Amtrak 57 barrels down the Connecticut River Line, crossing Putney’s northern line and trailing a rush of snow.

Gathering

The crows of the valley move south over the West River to their evening roost.

Waits River

Another close-up of the mineral depositions on the face of a rock cut, along the West River Trail – part of the large Waits River schist formation.

The Sky Has Fallen

Cumulus towers at the edge of the field…

Next

Progress on the poured concrete north tower of the West River bridge replacement has slowed for winter; the steel arch of the existing span catches the last rays of a February day.

Copperas

Late afternoon illuminates a rock cut along the West River Trail, a mile northwest of the Marina trailhead.

Tapped

First flow of the sugaring season, a trickle toward the tank on a marvelous February day.

Sliver

A glimpse of the Brooks House on Main Street, westward down the Hooker-Dunham alley.

Mill View

Northeast from Duncan Johnson’s warehouse studio on the island at Bellows Falls, VT.

Starting

Spring gets a little help at Allen Brothers in Westminster, Vermont.