Photos: Mid-September in Vermont and the Springfield Vermont Steampunk Festival

[alee_grrl]

I took some photos when I went to the Steampunk Festival and of some landscapes on my drives there and back home. We had a longer summer than normal. Usually by mid-September the leaves have started to turn, but this year the temps remained warmer a bit longer. We've only just started having frost warnings. So there is very little fall color here, but some lovely late summer shots. I also tried to get shots of some of my favorite costumes at the festival. I don't have a lot of spoons, so I've linked to the slideshow. Sadly this cuts off some of the descriptions, but if you click on view all you can go to my photobucket account and see them individually which will allow you to read the full descriptions.

Comments

[alee_grrl]

No worries. I do that myself when I'm catching up on others posts. :)

The photos you've posted remind me slightly of the American southwest, which is also very dry; and slightly of the more arid parts of Jamaica (for such a tiny island they have a ton of microclimates). It's beautiful, but a very different type of beauty.

[calissa]

Interesting. I had no idea Jamaica was arid in places.

I should take some more landscapes sometime soon.

[alee_grrl]

I didn't either until I lived there for a couple of years as Peace Corps volunteer. The area where my group did their training, Hellshire, was very arid and filled with cacti and succulents. I was not at all expecting that. The island had rolling prairie lick areas (known as Cockpit country), lush rain forests, desert like areas, and various types of coastal areas. I never realized that such a small geographic area could have such incredible variety in ecosystems and climates.