Maney's Pond

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I’ve been pausing along the dirt road to take in the view over this pond for as long as I can remember. It’s comforting knowing that the owner of the farm is the son of the man who owned it when I was little. And that home is just over the pond and across two fields, with a stop to say hello to the horses along the way.

Blue Mountain No. 2

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Another view of the lake in the Blue Mountain Preserve. A peaceful morning, punctuated by the occasional dog walker reasoning with her dog as if it were human. But most of the time it was just me and little scurrying woodland critters. I love this early stage of fall, when most of the trees are still green, with isolated spots of brightness.

Blue Mountain

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I painted today at Blue Mountain, one of my favorite places to paint once the fall colors start. Lots of great trails for running, too. It was pretty chilly standing still in the woods, where the morning sun couldn't quite reach me. But it was worth it to be all alone, painting, listening to critters and birds move about, and the occasional plop of something small in the pond. Time to start bringing along a thermos of hot tea.