The Saw Mill

I used to teach in a lovely suburb of Boston. The homes are beautiful, the roads are charming and wind through town. My drive to work every day would recharge and relax me because I was driving through such beautiful places.

If you drive to the same place on a regular basis in New England, you come up with several different routes to get to your destination. Depending on traffic, or errands you have to run, or what you feel like that day, you can take a different route on the back roads. I had a favorite route. It wasn't the fastest, but it was my favorite because I got to drive by this:



It's beautiful at every time of year. Even more so now because they are restoring the mill. That wheel was just painted a couple weeks ago. I don't go past it much now because I have a different job, but I drove out to the mill to find some locations for an upcoming shoot. G-Man let me take some shots. My current shooting strategy with G-Man is 1) run 50 feet ahead of him, 2) turn around and shoot as many frames as I can, 3) repeat. (I tell you this so you understand why so many of his poses are similar.) :)

I tried a new edit on this one. I think I like it.

G-Man and I explored a little further than the saw mill. I had no idea this field was nearby. I think I squealed when I saw it, I was so excited.

G-Man running through the field. I wanted him to run so the barn was behind him, but I gave up.

I was amazed at how much color there was even though the leaves are gone.

New sepia edits. They're a little dark, but it's a start.