testing

[OT from cottage renovations]

new camera, trying to get the hang of which by way of these test shots taken last Friday. 

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Ridge Road

leaf on hydrant


texture detail of same


fallen leaf

a brief letup in the rain brings some welcome afternoon light

[OT from cottage renovations]

one afternoon of non-rain was all it took to allow some beautiful light. 

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the Circle

Japanese Maple leaves when stacked allow layers of light to create compositions like this. 

acer palmatum

M^cCathran Hall grounds

this oak leaf with acorn cap is about as evocative of the Grove as anything could get. 

quercus

Upper Field

the bittersweet seems to be coming along sooner than usual this year -- or perhaps I just haven't been paying enough attention to the passage of time. 

celastrus orbicalatus

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this corner of the upper field is slated for residential development at the hands of the Toll Bros.  my own (and strong) preference is for it to stay the way it is, but that doesn't seem to be an option.  this view won't last much longer; that it remains at all is an artifact of recent economic distress. 

Ridge Road

Ridge Road has two sharp bends, the first of which exceeds 90° and is colloquially known as "big bend".  before the Town got around to resolving drainage issues the body of water that could be found there after a goodly rain was known as "big bend lake". 

big bend is marked by this large maple, caught at its brilliant best in Sunday afternoon's sweetlight.  for me even the power lines don't detract from the setting, rather they seem to help frame the treetop. 

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