Author: Sanford R. Bender

I am an architect with extensive experience in government, judicial, health care, educational, and scientific research facility projects. My responsibilities have included design, client relations, presentation, writing, research, consultant coordination, code compliance, LEED certification review, contract documentation, project delivery and construction administration. Presently, I am pursuing certification in the National Sustainable Building Advisor Program and studying ecological engineering. Besides practicing architecture, I also continue to passionately follow my fine arts background in drawing, painting, writing, and music.
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From another angle

“Snowing” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender at Lake Champlain, Vermont on March 9, 2025
“From another angle” composed and performed with clarinet, concertina, and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on March 10, 2025. Note: I reassembled the insrtrumental parts from my previous musical post after visiting the lake during an intermittent snow flurry. SRB

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I came here all the way for nothing

“Frozen Lake Champlaiin” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Vermont on March 2, 2025
:”I came here all the way for nothing” comosed and performed with guitar, concertina, and clarinet by Sanford Ross Bender on March 9, 2025.

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Empathy

“Vermont sun setting” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on March 1, 2025.
“Empathy” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on March 2, 2025
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Why not?

“Swinging Manhattan” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in the Autumn of 2024.
“Why not” composed and performed with guitar and slide guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on February 16, 2025.

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We’ll go our own way, anyway

The beginning of life” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Baxter State Park, Maine.
“We’ll go own way, anyway” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on February 11, 2025.

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Snowing again

“Snow flurries” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender on February 8, 2025 in Williston, Vermont.
“Snowing again:” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on February 7, 2025.
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Yellow fleece

“Ice pools” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Stowe, Vermont on January 26, 2025.

He wore a yellow fleece,

Wherever he might go,

Until the night he vanished,

In the falling snow.

But following his lilting music,

Along the brook’s icy flow,

I found him in the swinging pines,

Radiating in luminescent glow.

SRB – February 2, 2025

“Yellow fleece” composed and performed with clarinet, concertina, and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on February 2, 2025.
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Wintering in Vermont

“Wintering in Vermont” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Stowe, Vermont on January 26, 2025.
“Wintering in Vermont” composed and performed with concertina and guitar on January 29, 2025.

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Jungle spirit

St. John, Virgin Islands drawn with ink and painted with watercolors by Sanford R. Bender
“Jungle spirit” composed and performed with clarinet, guitar, and percussion by Sanford R. Bender on January 6, 2025.
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Giraffes in Iowa

Giraffes in Iowa” composed and performed with guitar and clarinet by Sanford Ross Bender on January 3, 2025.