Anne Charlotte Atwater

  • What I Notice…

    Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.~ Yousuf Karsh I started taking photos and documenting what I see as I walk through life trying to capture the feeling I… Continue reading

    What I Notice…
  • Just Me, the Surf, and the Gulls…

    Tame birds sing of freedom, wild birds fly.~ John Lennon A quick overnight out of town. I ended up staying at a nice little place just across the road from a beautiful New England beach. I woke just after dawn.… Continue reading

    Just Me, the Surf, and the Gulls…
  • Stopped at a Red Light…

    The only way out is through.~ Robert Frost I took this photo three years ago, early one morning on my way to work. I was sitting at a red light, watching the sunrise paint the sky a warm, glowing pink.… Continue reading

    Stopped at a Red Light…
  • March Musings…

    It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.~ Charles Dickens, Great Expectations March — in like a lion, out… Continue reading

    March Musings…
  • My Maggie….

    How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.~ Winnie the Pooh Maggie — the kindest, most loving, and joyful soul I’ve ever had the privilege to know and welcome into my life. She wanted to… Continue reading

    My Maggie….
  • Orlando, FL – Rollercoasters, a Giant Orange, and Kayaking on an Absurdly Beautiful Spring.

    If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.~ Vincent Van Gogh After our cruise, Luke and I had a couple of days in Orlando, FL before heading home to New York. What could we possibly find to do… Continue reading

    Orlando, FL – Rollercoasters, a Giant Orange, and Kayaking on an Absurdly Beautiful Spring.
  • A Few Days in the Caribbean

    The light shimmers on water, the cunning coral keeps it blue. Looking through a map of the Antilles, you see how time has trapped its humble servants here.”~ Edward Kamau Brathwaite There’s something to be said for a brief escape… Continue reading

    A Few Days in the Caribbean
  • From Genie Bottles to Ocean Breezes – A Visit to Cocoa Beach

    I saw from the beach, when the morning was shining, A bark o’er the waters move gloriously on; I came when the sun o’er that beach was declining, The bark was still there, but the waters were gone.~ Thomas Moore… Continue reading

    From Genie Bottles to Ocean Breezes – A Visit to Cocoa Beach
  • The Melting of Winter

    Every winter has its spring.~ H.G. Wells March has arrived! It’s officially — or unofficially spring — depending on who you ask. March 1st marks meteorological spring, while March 20th brings astronomical spring with the vernal equinox. Either way, the… Continue reading

    The Melting of Winter
  • The Beauty of Clouds.

    The sky is an endless dream.~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I’m not quite the weather geek that my son is, but I do love a good weather event — a blizzard, a loud summer thunderstorm, booming with thunder and crackling with… Continue reading

    The Beauty of Clouds.