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08/30/2026

Waitsfield, Vermont
John H. Knox – Photographer - Please feel free to share –
Yesterday, August 29th, was a beautiful late summer day with gorgeous blue skies and white puffy clouds. I had to take out my drone to try to capture this peaceful Vermont scenery.
The first image is what I am calling “Three Silos Barn”; it was taken just south and east of Waitsfield Village. Can someone help me identify the distant mountain in the center of the image? Also, I think the small mountain on the right side is Scragg Mt., but I am not positive.
The second image is taken in Waitsfield village looking north up Route 100. You notice the same unidentified mountain in the distance. The covered bridge is Village Bridge and is the second oldest covered bridge in Vermont. Middlebury’s Mill Bridge is considered the oldest bridge. I will be returning to this location as fall changes the blanket of green to its palette of reds, yellows, and orange that we all so enjoy.
Happy end of summer to you all. Have a safe Labor Day.
Best - John

07/22/2026

Williamstown, Vermont
John H. Knox - photographer – please feel free to share
This is pond lily season. This beautiful flower was taken at Boyce Pond in Williamstown. I like the bright overcast sky, which prevented strong shadows.
Enjoy your summer – get out and smell the flowers.
Best to all - JohnK

07/18/2026

Northfield’s Covered Bridges with 250th Anniversary Flags
John H. Knox – Photographer - please feel free to share –
The idea of displaying 250th Anniversary Flags on Vermont covered bridges originated this past January with the Vermont Covered Bridge Society. They applied for a 5K grant that was approved by the Vermont Historic Preservation and ordered 90 flags to be displayed on Vermont’s CB’s around the state.
This series of photos highlights Northfield’s five red covered bridges, all flying their new 250th Anniversary flags.
If in central Vermont (Northfield is considered to be the geographic center of the state), please consider visiting the five CBs.
Starting in Northfield Falls, we first see Station Bridge just west of Route 12 on Cox Brook Road. Passing through Station Bridge is Second Bridge (only one of two places in Vermont where two CBs can be seen from the same location). Following through Second Bridge, some 200 yards is Third Bridge. All three bridges are on Cox Brook Road.
Turning around after Third Bridge, return to Route 12 and turn south for a tenth of a mile and look right for the sign Slaughter House Bridge Road. The bridge is actually visible from Route 12.
The last covered bridge, named Stony Brook Bridge or Moseley Bridge, is south of the town of Northfield. Go past Norwich University and turn right onto Route 12A. After traveling approximately a mile down Route 12A and just after passing under a railroad trestle, turn right. This road quickly forks, and you will want to take the left branch. Moseley Bridge is located about half a mile on the left fork.
Hope you enjoy the five Northfield CBs and get a chance to visit.
Best to all - JohnK

06/02/2026

East Montpelier Center, Vermont
John H. Knox – Photographer - please feel free to share –
Yesterday, the clouds in the spring sky were particularly beautiful. I traveled to East Montpelier Center with the hope of using my drone at the Templeton Farm. However, after the drone was in flight, the sun went behind a huge cloud. Giving up on that spot, I next traveled over to the Yellow Barn, known as the Sibley Farm. Here, the sun and clouds were perfect, and I was able to capture the photograph I was looking for.

Being in East Montpelier Center reminded me of several barns that I had previously photographed, and I thought of this short photo essay, “Barns of East Montpelier Center”.
Taking Center Road after leaving Montpelier, we see the old barn framed with the white blossoming apple tree. Continuing on Center Road, we find the well-known Templeton Barn. This beautiful white barn has long been my favorite. Continuing on Center Road, finds the chance to take the reflection of the red barn in the small pool that highlights the coming of spring in all its colors. Lastly, turning right on Lyle Young Road, we arrive at the Yellow Barn with the beautiful clouds.
Hope you enjoyed my barns of East Montpelier Center.
Best - John K

05/29/2026

East Orange, Vermont
John H. Knox – Photographer – please feel free to share –
Tuesday of this week, I traveled to East Orange, Vermont. East Orange has a definite rural aspect which appeals to me, and I hope to capture it in this photo. Certainly, the center of this photograph is the beautiful yellow church with its unique architecture, but also of interest are the colorful red house and barn, the church cemetery, the old carriage house next to the church for stabling the horse and buggy during church service, and dirt roads, with no asphalt at all.
This village scene has long been a “must-do location” for Vermont photographers from a hillside location. However, in recent years, trees have grown up, and the view is no longer accessible – enter drone photography, giving the old location new life.
Hope you enjoy, and if in Orange County, Vermont, plan to stop by and enjoy the calm, relaxing views. This is a beautiful fall location.
Best to all and hope you enjoy - JohnK

05/26/2026

Northfield Falls, Vermont
John H. Knox – photographer
Mint Green Leaves and Red covered bridges
I know I have been on a “mint green leaf” rant, but in some ways, I enjoy this season almost as much as our beautiful fall season. Just as fall has a so-called “peak”, yesterday was peak season for the coming of the “green”. We had had an overnight rain, the sun was bright but still covered by clouds, making it free of shadows, perfect for photography.
The two images feature Northfield Falls Third Bridge, which crosses Cox Brook.
I am also publishing the same location in late February, showing how the landscape has changed in only three months.
Hope you enjoy - JohnK

05/23/2026

Tunbridge, Vermont
John H. Knox – photographer - please feel free to share –
Yesterday was a beautiful spring day, with blue skies, mint green leaves, and flowering crab. I have long been interested in this location, especially when the white crab is in full bloom. It is a tricky spot to get the crab, bridge, and yellow house all in the same shot. Yesterday, I used the drone to increase the amount of space allowed to the beautiful white crab apple tree. While the drone was only about 15 feet high, it allowed the camera to capture more of the tree. When I first purchased my drone, this is how I envisioned its use: just getting a slightly different angle rather than high-altitude shots.
Hope you all have a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend.
Best - JohnK

05/19/2026

Vermont Green with a Pinch of Red.
John H. Knox – photographer – please feel free to share.
Well, “Mint Green Leaf Season” finally arrived in Vermont. I love “mint green season”, and I love the color Red, so this spring I tried to find subjects that shared these two colors.
The first image is Northfield Falls and, of course, features the red Station Bridge (center of image) and Second Bridge (bottom of photo). Turkey Hill is in the center, all dressed in its mint green, as is the whole mountain range.
The second image is taken at the Vermont Veterans Cemetery. The veterans' cemetery is a beautiful cemetery. If you have never driven through, I highly recommend it. The photo only shows a small portion of the cemetery. As a veteran, this will become my cemetery.
The third image is the Floating Bridge in Brookfield, VT. When I put the drone up, I did not, repeat did not, see the red truck. I saw the red shed only, so I was most pleased to find a red truck in the center of my image. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.
Hope you enjoy my Vermon Green with a Pinch of Red photos
Best - John K

05/15/2026

Montpelier, Vermont
John H. Knox – Photographer - Please feel free to share
I am trying to be patient. Seems that we here in Vermont have been waiting for the arrival of Spring, when the leaves are mint green, and the flowing crab & apple blossoms are in bloom. Yesterday I couldn’t wait any longer, and even though it was pouring rain, I ventured off to Montpelier, our state capital, to take my annual photo of the tulip show. Warm, even hot weather is predicted for next week, so I will be anxious to be out. Spring comes so slowly, then explodes too quickly, but we all must learn to enjoy each and every day.
Hope you enjoy the rain-soaked flowers in front of the Vermont Capitol building.
Best - JohnK

05/09/2026

Vermont Green
John H. Knox – photographer - please feel free to share
The following three images, all taken this week, highlight the end of stick season and the coming of “Spring Green”.
The first image is of Village Bridge. Built in 1833, it is considered to be the second-oldest Vermont covered bridge, located in Waitsfield. The river is the Mad River, which flows north into the Winooski, on to Lake Champlain, and again north and east into Canada and the Atlantic Ocean.
Traveling over the Northfield Mountain Range, we arrive in Northfield Falls, the home of four red covered bridges. This image captures two of the bridges (Third Bridge in the foreground and Second Bridge at the top of the photo), all nestled in beautiful Spring Green.
Continuing southeast, we arrive at the Kingsbury Bridge spanning the Second Branch of the White River located in South Randolph.
Hope you have a great Mother’s Day weekend and enjoy the opening of spring after a long winter.
Best to all - JohnK

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