Moss Glen Falls and the Retirement of a Film Warrior – Photophile Musings
Nestled between a quiet state highway and the serene woodlands of Granville, Vermont, Glen Moss Falls offered a moment to capture pure, unaffected beauty. This moment now is immortalized as one of the last breaths of a faithful companion – a Fujifilm medium-format film camera. This photograph is a testament to the camera’s enduring legacy, […]
A Visit to the AMTRAK Train Station at White River Junction – Photophile Musings
As I stood on the platform at the AMTRAK train station in White River Junction, Vermont, the vibrant red of a vintage caboose captures the gaze and imagination. Once a ubiquitous sight at the end of a freight train, this caboose now rests quietly, juxtaposed against the backdrop of modern railroading. Stationed behind the Boston […]
Boston & Maine Engine 494 – Photophile Musings
The Boston and Maine Engine 494 represents not just a piece of machinery but a living fragment of history, a testimony to the industrial era’s achievements. Imagine if we could see this engine in action. Alas, it’s today on display at the AMTRAK station in White River Junction, Vermont. Its once powerful form is now […]
The Lodge From Beetlejuice – Photophile Musings
Amidst the medley of memories etched in the celluloid tapestry of time, this snapshot of a storied edifice stands in its resplendent glory. The Minerva Lodge #86 in East Corinth, Vermont is a structure woven into the fabric of cinematic legend, serving as a veritable portal to an era of whimsy and enchantment. It’s as […]
An Encroaching Wild – Photophile Musings
Three greenhouses in Corinth, Vermont, now abandoned, tattered, and tainted by the suffocating grip of decay, stand in eerie silence.
Abandoned and Alone – Photophile Musings
On the outskirts of North Tunbridge lies a forgotten heating and cooling business and its melancholic outbuildings stand sentinel.
Burger Boy, Caribou, Maine (April 2023)
Burger Boy is a seasonal restaurant in Caribou, Maine, typically open between March and September, although it opened in April in 2023 due to the rough winter. According to TripAdvisor, they are known as a “hometown gem with freshly ground beef burger, the best ice cream around and a wide variety of American classics.” Thomas […]
The Road Ahead is Sometimes Blurry
This photo was taken in 2007 on a family road trip to Downeast Maine, right before dawn on state highways between Augusta and Ellsworth, Maine. … Related: A Blue Evening | Look Out and Call Someone | Yonder Hills Beyond the St. Croix
Yonder Hills Beyond the St. Croix
This photo was taken by me at Brooks Bluff Cottages one afternoon in 2007, overlooking the St. Croix River in Robbinston, Maine. While I took quite a few photos looking across the river to New Brunswick, Canada, I chose to highlight this one in particular. Thanks to the hills in the background, this was a […]
A Blue Evening – Photophile Musings
This photo was taken by me at Brooks Bluff Cottages one evening in 2007, overlooking the St. Croix River in Robbinston, Maine. I took it because the entire world looked just as blue as you see it here, and fortunately, at age twenty, I had the presence of mind that this was a shot worth […]