Wednesday brought the first snowfall of the season. Not wanting to travel too far, I headed to Storrowton Village in West Springfield, MA. It’s nearby and offers a wonderful location for shooting some New England nostalgia. Thursday was Thanksgiving with my interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want”.

Wesfield River Brewing Company, Southwick, MA

The Old Meeting House

The Village Green

Storrowton Tavern

Tavern in the Snow

Red Door

Potter Mansion

Red Cottage

Thanksgiving at Erinwood

A rainy day has a mood all its own. The colors are more saturated. There’s a peaceful quietness behind the rhythmic sound of the raindrops. I especially love the charming contrast of warm interior lighting reflected in cold wet pavement. Monday dawned with a cold November rain, so I put my camera in a rain sleeve and headed for downtown Northampton to try and catch the mood.

Corner of Main & Pleasant

Yellow

On Pleasant Street

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Pinch

La Veracruzana

On Crafts Ave

Hot Chocolate

Harlow

Thornes

I took my camera to Westfield’s Veterans’ Day Parade and Ceremony on Tuesday. Then I visited Stanley Park on a foggy morning. Later in the week I returned to Downtown Northampton.

Veterans’ Day Parade

Honor Guard

Vets

Old South

Main Street

Art Walk

Reading on the Steps

Cafe

Carriage House

Foggy Morning

Waiting at the Laundromat

November Walk

November has arrived . . . that time between fall foliage and first snow. It can be a photographic challenge, but it’s a cozy time. This week’s photos are from Northampton,MA , Stanley Park and the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, both in Westfield, MA.

November on Kirkland Ave

Black Awnings

Lamont Bridge

Door #2

Stairway to November

November in the Garden

Colonial Pond at Stanley Park

Splashdown

Columbia Greenway

Approaching Tin Bridge

The last week of October began brightly here in Southern New England, but turned damp and moody as Halloween and November approached.

Southwick Center

Avon, CT

Simsbury, CT

Fall Bouquet

Pumpkins

Southwick’s Old Burial Ground

North Boat Ramp Southwick, MA

North Boat Ramp Southwick, MA

Middle Pond, Southwick, MA

Fishing Pier Southwick, MA

South Pond Southwick, MA