Sparrow Farm Vermont

Neat photo Mitch!!! How did the trees fare? Much leaf loss or downed trees?

Beautiful sky! I hope the road problems can be fixed soon!
-Cam

Neat photo Mitch!!! How did the trees fare? Much leaf loss or downed trees?

The sky is terrific, especially set against the pastoral serenity of the barn and silos. Nice

Hi Joe...well to say the least VT is in tough shape. NUMEROUS roads are closed mostly from Barre-Montpelier and south. It will be months before they are repaired. Major routes like 100 and 4 are devasted. Not much wind from the storm. Just a lot of rain. 8 inches here in Barre. It's been a very dry July and August and the forest needed a drink, but not to this capacity. So to answer your question, the leaves did not take a beating. Are you planning a trip to VT this year? If so feel free to contact me. I can be of some assistance.

I was thinking of coming but not if the roads are beat up!

I'd suggest staying away Joe. It's bad enough here with leaf peepers when the roads are good, but with 2/3rds of the state basically impassable, I'd reconsider. It's going to be a mess with all the buses and such. I just emailed Joe Rossbach as he's got a workshop scheduled for 1st week of October. His headquarters was to be in Rutland and they got nailed real bad. He'll have to come north if he expects anything. Be well, and perhaps in the future we'll meet up here. It's a great state, but not now with all that's going on.

Thanks Mitch!

Great shot Mitch, love the slight sepia tone in this.

Bummer about Irene. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon!

I used to drive up to VT all the time when I lived in Amherst, MA. Vermont has a special mystique IMO. Used to love just taking random drives to wherever. It didn't matter, it was all good no matter where I went! And in the fall, it just can't be beat! But that goes without saying!

Wow, Mitch -- This is a really classic-looking scene, especially with those fantastic clouds. Tinted B&W is perfect for it.

I hope your roads and bridges get fixed soon. I am only 25 miles from VT, so I share your pain as the flooding continues (mostly south of here, but the Adirondacks were hit, too -- large wilderness area have all trails closed due to mountain landslides and washouts. One ancient dam broke, emptying a large popular pond). Even two interstate highways are closed for miles, and one of my favorite covered bridges, built in 1855 got washed away. Even worse, also washed away were lots of crops, cows, houses in the valleys, and -- trajically -- even a couple of people in this area. Most of us will bounce back, changed, but not defeated.

The vertical composition works well here Mitch. I also like you B&W/sepia treatment which gives it that classic feel.