Wow, with the holidays and a bunch of road trips it’s hard to believe that we’re already over a week into January, but here we are.
I’ve been spending so much time indoors working on history projects and a video that I’ve missed some really nice days outside here. January has been a month of extremes here in Massachusetts. Within a span of a week we went from 3 degrees (F) to over 65 degrees — and it stayed there for more than a day. It’s colloquially known as the “January Thaw”, and considering the amount of snow we’ve received in December it was rather welcome by the more urban areas (less so by the ski slopes).
I’m embarking on a new project for 2008, focusing on the Concord River. The Assabet River will remain a frequent subject, and not just because it is in my backyard - but that doesn’t hurt… I’m currently in the process of scoping out all the land-lubber sites until it warms up enough (and long enough) to put a kayak in the water and do some proper photography. There are advantages to having solid ground beneath you though, as the photo above shows…