Robert Frost's Farm

Robert Frost's Farm, originally uploaded by gutsygelding.

Foliage at Robert Frosts farmhouse, Derry NH

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Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Autumn Begins in Nottingham, NH

IMG_7159, originally uploaded by jrg603.

Nottingham NH

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After a long hiatus for personal reasons, I am honored to once again post a photo every week from the NH Group in Flickr to the NH Photo Tour.

This time of the year is exciting for photographers due to the emerging color and the temperature and humidity differentials that produce early-morning fog like you see here in Nottingham, NH.

We photographers buzz with excited discussion asking questions like, 'How far south is the foliage? Want to go to the Kank (or Kancamagus Highway)? There should be fog tomorrow, right?'

Enjoy the ride with us as we use our lenses to demonstrate how beautiful New Hampshire is in the autumn.

Cemetary Lane, Mont Vernon NH

Cemetary Lane, Mont Vernon NH, originally uploaded by Latro331.

Maple leaves at peak. Passed this cemetary on Rt 13 in Mont Vernon and knew I had to turn around and grab a few shots before the moment passed...

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New Hampshire fall colors

New Hampshire fall colors, originally uploaded by C0N6R355.

This is a tree in our backyard who has especially bright colors.

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Good photography is often about persistence and luck.

A wonderful thing about New Hampshire is that beautiful images such as this one can be made in our very own backyards.

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Maine, N.H., Vermont applaud clean air settlement
By David Tirrell-Wysocki, Associated Press Writer | October 9, 2007

Officials and environmentalists in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are applauding a landmark settlement that will dramatically reduce the pollution that causes acid rain and fouls the air over the region.

"These air pollution reductions are good news for everyone who breathes," said Judy Berk, spokeswoman for the Natural Resources Council of Maine.

A $4.6 billion settlement with American Electric Power Co. ends an eight-year battle over reducing smokestack pollution that drifted across Northeast and mid-Atlantic states and chewed away on mountain ranges, bays and national landmarks.

AEP, based in Columbus, Ohio, maintains it never violated Clean Air Act rules to curb emissions, and had already spent or planned to pay $5.1 billion on scrubbers and other equipment to reduce its pollution.

Scott Cowger, spokesman for Maine's Department of Environmental Protection, said the settlement should have an impact beyond acid rain control. It will limit regional haze and ozone, and very possibly reduce mercury in the environment, he said.

Cowger acknowledged Maine was not in the suit, but not due to a lack of interest. Maine is involved in acid rain litigation against the EPA already, said Cowger, adding that the state must aim its resources where they are going to have the greatest effect.

Matthew Davis of Environment Maine said he hopes the settlement sends a message that power plant operators no longer can disobey the Clean Air Act and get away with it.

In Vermont, Attorney General William Sorrell said the new pollution control devices will reduce a lot of particulate matter that causes pollution, helping people with asthma and other conditions.

"This is a major victory for the environment in the northeastern part of the U.S.," said Sorrell. "Acid rain is a huge problem in the Adirondacks, the Green Mountains and the White Mountains."

New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and Environmental Services Commissioner Thomas Burack said the settlement will open the door to the largest emissions reductions ever.

"This settlement represents a huge step toward reducing the impact that Midwestern coal-fired power plants have on New Hampshire's air quality," Ayotte said.

The case against AEP began in 1999 when New Hampshire, Vermont and six other states, as well as 13 environmental groups joined the Environmental Protection Agency's crackdown on energy companies accused of rebuilding coal-fired power plants without installing pollution controls as required.

Just some leaves

just some leaves, originally uploaded by mamabrarian.

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Fall is just around the corner!

The Bridge

The Bridge, originally uploaded by daman sidhu.

Fall colors over a bridge in White mountains, New Hamphsire.

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To give you a taste to the fabulous calendars we have produced, I am going to shamelessly parade the wonderful images that appear on the 2007 NH Photo Tour Calendar. This photo was chosen for the cover because "It is so typically NH" and it "seems very New Hampshire to me".

With a cover like that...you have got to know there is a whole year of NH goodness inside!

The calendars are being picked up tomorrow. If you have ordered yours already, it will be in the mail tomorrow! If you haven't ordered yet, please do so now.



Order yours today for only $15USD to insure you get yours!

All profiits from this high quality, full sized, calendar will be donated to CHaD (Children's Hospital at Dartmouth).