School – early morning

New England light.

The nights and mornings in New England are cold by now, frost in evidence as the sun rises.

Having attended breakfast with the Dean at an indecently early hour, I stumbled out of the deanery at my son’s school and this is what I saw:


Early morning.


Alumni Hall serves some of the best meals in New England.


This girls’ dorm dates to 1882.


Seen through the frame of the Admissions Building.


Another view of Alumni Hall.


More like 7am …. The Memorial Chapel is made from local Connecticut River granite.
Like almost every prep school in the area, NMH is now secular.


The Forslund Gym faces the magnificent playing fields. NMH is in the Pioneer Valley.


First autumn colors.

I am a big believer that the spirit of place is a key component of a happy mind and how could you go wrong on this beautiful campus in central Massachusetts?

Panny GX7, 12-35mm pro zoom.