Wind Power

As some may have noticed on their walks around campus UVM became the proud owner of a wind turbine earlier this year. It can be found out by the Medical Campus parking lots.

Halloween

In Vermont Halloween spirit we carved a "Wicked" pumpkin. Despite having about 4 people cutting on it at once we managed not to mangle it too much.

King of the Mountain

This weekend provided us with one of the last weekends we'll see up here without snow or freezing conditions. I took the opportunity for enjoying the outdoors, and hiked Mount Madonna which is adjacent to Mount Mansfield. The hike takes about 2.5-3 hours total, and upon reaching the top, you'll find this view pictured above. On the top of this peak, there lies Stirling Pond. I reccomend the hike to catch a glimpse of this interesting phenomenon. The King of the Mountain.

Want to get out of Burlington?

I wish I had taken advantage of the abroad programs available through UVM. To anyone with the time left, definitely consider it. Imagine spending a semester in a city like this...



My friend sent me this picture. Right now he's spending the fall in Shinjuku, Japan. A little different than Burlington, huh?

UVM Arch

On the connecting path between Main Street and South Prospect lies the UVM Arch. This shot shows a section with the UVM motto.

Night Bus

A bus passes in the night near the Gut leaving streaks of light in its wake.

Halloween Costume Challenge

I came across a blog posting earlier by The Phantom Super Shadow Friends. "Celebrating" addressed the trend of college students on Halloween to dress up, drink until they puke, and spend the next day recovering regardless of what they were supposed to do. So this year I'm going to try to remember some of my trick or treating and the costumes that made the night worth it. Last year my friend took the prize hands down.


I'm extending a challenge to everyone: Go out on Halloween and find the most ridiculous and creative costumes. Send your pictures to blazahblaze@yahoo.com byFriday the 4th of November. I'll post all of the entries and we'll put them to a vote. The winner receives absolutely nothing, mainly because we have nothing to give. But they will get the satisfaction of being placed among the greats including "David"

Let it snow?

When I saw this, it made me think of the 'the coming winter' blog, so in spirit of that, I thought I'd post. Maybe not so much in spirit, depending on your view of winter. This was my kitchen door one night after a snow storm. We had probably just turned on the outside light to see how much had accumulated, and judging by the door it looks like a decent amount.

Dining

I found some old pictures I had taken and remembered how much I loved black and white photographs. (My scanner cut off the white border unfortunately, - an effect I like on b&w pictures) When I went home one weekend, my parents were having some friends over and I snapped this of the table before we sat down to eat. My favorite part is the three wine glasses, caught in the dark corner on the left.

The Coming Winter

This shot is actually a Photoshop-ed composite of 6 separate digital photos. They were taken last winter by a friend, and I assembled them into this continuous format. With all the rain we've seen this fall, I keep thinking about the coming snow. This photo captures some of the magic of the winter. I believe its Tuckerman's Gorge in New Hampshire.

Rainy Days

So I've given up on the rain stopping and decided to shoot with the weather we have. These were captured while wandering campus after a shower hoping that I didn't get drenched when the rain started again. Fortunately it held off long enough for me to get a few good shots in.

Hockey

Well UVM's first hockey game turns out an amazing 10-3 victory and the first game I can remember that was into double digits. The action was fast and furious, with something on the order of 4 major (5 minute) penalties and a game ejection for one player. Here's a shot of some fast moving action along the boards.

The Colors of Autumn

This photo was taken in Chester, Vermont, which is south of Burlington. Chester has some great hiking trails which are made very scenic by the changing of the leaves. Annually, this time of year brings a great amount of tourism up to Vermont and it's neighboring states. The abundance, variety and density of trees here provides for an explosive transition from Fall to Winter, and the colors are second to none here.

Looking Down

This weekend I decided to sneak my way out of town before all the parents showed up for homecoming. So, I headed back to Hudson, MA for the first annual Columbus Day Pub Crawl. It was by far one of the most depressing events of my life, and I blame my friend Devon for ever suggesting it. If I wanted to go to a bar where middle aged men hit on my girlfriends I would have stayed here at Finnigans or the OP. But anyway, as long as you guys promise not to stalk me, I'll show you the home of El Guapo. Contrary to popular believe, it's not Venezuela. Sorry, I couldn't find the zoom on my camera.

http://www.terrafly.com/

Objects

I was trying to take pictures of the immediate things around me, - this is of a poster in my living room, shadowed by a plant. I like the colors - the yellow and the green you can find in both objects. In the actual image, the texture of the plant is much more visible.

Tree People

Going along with the previous post here are some interesting tree people shots. This was taken during a walk through Centennial Woods; I came across hardcore UVM tree climbers who were happy to show off their stuff. You never know what you're going to find when you walk around UVM :-)

Gnarly!

This tree has undergone some punishment, but still lives to show its scars of deformation. I've never seen a branch thats bent like this one is, in acute angles. Kind of un-organic looking.

Fountain

Just a picture of the fountain on campus. My sister had taken one similar to this, only it was in Paris, and it was at the Louvre and you could see the Eiffel Tower behind the fountain... so it was a much more interesting shot but it kind of has that same idea.

Bike Race

This was a bike race they had around Church street a month or so ago. It was actually a cool sight to see all of them go by, 20 - 30? miles per hour, but I kind of thought driving the beamer that drove before them would be a lot more fun

Who Needs Fancy Advertising?

After criticizing all of the "GenVoyant" logos on Thursday I started thinking about effective marketing. I realized, it's all about reaching your target consumer. This neighbor of mine in downtown Burlington didn't bother wasting their money with Kinkos. Next time you're looking to sell something in a town full of college students, remember what most of them have spent the past 4 years doing...

"Whirlpool Beer Fridge"