Category Archives: Field Notes

Rural Development 2008

Fungi, originally uploaded by gloperflicker. The distribution and density of fungi on this log remind me of condominiums at a ski resort, of summer bathers on a beach. This photograph was taken on the trail to South River Falls in … Continue reading

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Time Lapse 2008

Snow falls steadily – covering bark and branches and leaves and driveways and mailboxes and roadways and gateposts and forest paths – absorbing all sound. Cars start and stop and creep along, creating rivers of slush and furrows of snow. … Continue reading

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Baltimore-Washington International 2008

BWI, originally uploaded by gloperflicker. There is no individual element in this picture which is of particular interest but the combination of elements is sublime. This photograph at BWI was taken on January 15, 2008.

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Gadding About

I blame it on photographs of Chinese Junks and civil war swords in an umbrella stand outside my door and the sounds of container ships traveling down the canal – to far off places I could only imagine – and … Continue reading

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Take Two 2007

Take Two, originally uploaded by gloperflicker. This rather ordinary photograph of the view from Betty’s Rock was taken in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia on November 16, 2007. The hike is an easy .7 miles from Crescent Rock Overlook with … Continue reading

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Hoarfrost at Betty’s Rock 2007

Betty’s Rock, originally uploaded by gloperflicker. Yesterday, I just had to get out of town. I had my fill of dreary overcast skies and headed west to find some sunlight. What I found instead was a dusting of small hailstones … Continue reading

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Winter Cannot Be Far Behind

Poplar trees, bedecked with ivy, glisten in the sunlight after an overnight rain. Maple trees, stripped waist down, drop their leaves in a reddish-yellow arc. Branches of progressively naked Oak trees reach out with a come hither look. Winter cannot … Continue reading

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