Stories of Autumn
These photographs were taken during the Fall of 2020 in New Hampshire and Maine. Amidst a global pandemic in a fragmented nation, I was reminded of nature’s different perspectives on time, and of the brilliance and ephemerality of life on our planet.
Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Baxter State Park, Maine (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Mount Lafayette, Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Baxter State Park, Maine (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Russell-Colbath Historic Site, Passaconaway, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy).
A light in the window. (From the park service: “In 1891 when Ruth Priscilla Colbath, then 41, was preparing dinner, her husband Thomas Colbath, left the house, saying he would be back ‘in a little while.’ As darkness fell, she placed a lamp in the window to guide him, but he did not come home. Every year, for the remaining 39 years of her life, Ruth placed a lamp in the window, hoping he would return. Thomas finally came back 3 years after her death, having been away for 42 years. Legend has it that he may have visited far away places such as Panama, Cuba, and California.”)
Baxter State Park, Maine (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Maine back roads (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Debsconeag Lakes Wilderness Area, Maine (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Mount Lafayette, Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Katahdin Stream Falls, Baxter State Park, Maine (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)
Baxter State Park, Maine (copyright Harsha S. Reddy)