Day 9: January 9, 2009
Miles River at Walnut Road, Wenham, Massachusetts
I have many pictures taken at this spot where Miles River flows under Walnut Road. I have pictures taken in every season and all kinds of weather and at all hours of day. Some people think this is my special place, a view that inspires me, but I really started taking pictures here as a matter of convenience. It’s about five minutes from my house, and it’s easy to pull over and park right by the culvert, so I often stop here as I’m passing by, or turn down this road if I just feel like taking a picture before going home. I’m never there for more than ten minutes at a time, often less. I’m a point-and-shoot photographer, and this is just my point-and-shoot place.
And yet, I’ve stopped here so often over the past few years that I’ve become rather attached to the place. I notice changes in the level of the water and the curve of the stream and the pattern of the weeds. I notice the seasonal changes here — what I noticed today was that it was really cold, and that spring is far off.
