Rutland, MA
Cape Cod Bay
Rutland, MA
Rutland, MA
Rutland, MA
Rutland, MA
Rutland, MA
West Thumb, Yellowstone Lake
Owen Sholes
My wife and I live on five hectares, mostly wooded, in central Massachusetts where I cut firewood, tend the garden, read Robert Frost and other poets, and observe the land, the sky and the living things nearby, often with camera in hand. I retired from Assumption College in Worcester, MA, in 2018. I taught biology and environmental science, and oversaw the design and construction of a new science building. I grew up outside of Chicago, the son of a teacher and a statistician. I started to pay close attention to the natural environment as an undergraduate, and continued on to graduate work in ecology. My fieldwork on plant-insect interactions has taken me to New York, California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. My latest book explores the intersection of poetry and natural history: Stopping by Woods: Robert Frost as New England Naturalist. Watch this site for pictures and posts about the pond at the end of my road, plus thoughts about my life.
Owen Sholes 
June 2, 2025 at 10:19 pm
Owen,
These are really spectacular photographs. Wow!!!! I love them all, especially the first and second ones. The fall trees are simply alive with color and I can’t get over the sparkly grains of sand in the Cape Cod Bay one. Amazing. I of course love the perfect yellow water lily too. You are so talented.
I think of you often and we always say we need to get together, and then life intrudes, making a fun activity like getting together so hard to schedule. I will try to call you in the next few days.
Thank you for sending these beautiful images to me,
Jeana
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