Every year just when it seems summer can’t get any more beautiful, the nights lengthen and cool off  and the days shorten as well. The wildflowers and weeds die off, boats are tied up or hauled out of the water, and colors explode on the landscape. From Lake Champlain to the rivers and mountains, autumn is unmistakably upon us. As the foliage wanes, Earth tones take over and keep us warm at heart until the snow piles up all around. Enjoy the Vermont photography by Glenn Fay.

The Spirit of Ethan Allen II in Burlington Bay

Arnold’s Bay in Addison County

Fall milkweed at Colchester Pond

Early morning on the Winooski River in Williston

Vermont foliage in full bloom

The Champlain Islands on Lake Champlain as seen from Mount Mansfield

Mount Mansfield slope from Sunset Ridge Trail

Do you like what you see? All of these photos are available in 5 x 7 and 8 x 10 prints, matted to 8 x 10 and 11 x 14. Call for prices on poster-size prints. You can see them here on our photography page and on our popular Vermont scenery note cards.

Great Blue Heron- A Powerbird

The tall, long-legged great blue heron is the most common and largest of North American herons.

I first became familiar with Great Blue Herons when I moved to the Champlain Islands of Vermont. We soon noticed large, prehistoric-looking birds, with long necks cocked back, flying past in the wind several times a day. Although ungainly looking in the air the birds are magnificent to watch on the ground. Great Blue Herons are waders, typically seen along coastlines, in marshes, or near the shores of ponds or streams and they are expert fishers. (more…)