David Griffin Photography

Every once in a while I put on my waders and head out into the rapids that flow through our yard.  For photography I prefer it when the water is low and tame, but this year we’ve had good flow — which is good for the river so I’ll find good photographs elsewhere.

I spend a lot of time photographing from the “north bank” and know it quite well.  It’s fun to wade over to the other side and see, up close, what has always been just tantalizing glimpses.

I know it’s just a few square yards, but it makes you remember why its important to sometimes go out of your way to protect little bits and pieces of the land around us (and the big ones too).

Autumn seemed to fly through this region of New England.  Maybe it really did, or maybe it just felt that way because there are so many things going on.   One of the cruelest aspects of autumn is that its arrival seems to coincide with about fifty things happening at once.  Schools, businesses, civic groups, political activities that were kinda dormant through the summer suddenly burst with activity.  And outside of that whirling dervish of life in these parts Nature throws up signs that some amazing sights await us — if we just take the time to look at them.

Our neighbor, Liz, has one tree next to the river that simply lit up more and more each evening.  It was impossible not walk through our kitchen and not notice this cold fire next to the river.

One afternoon I was there with my still camera, the next with a video camera.  (And the mosquitos were there, waiting for me — but it was worth it.)

We’re closing up the pond for the winter.   For a change, I shut down the waterfall and put a net above the water in an attempt to not attract every single leaf in the neighborhood.   The water lily still wants to bloom every day, but it’s running out of sun…