Snow deer

“Beyond the bramble” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on November 17, 2015
“Snow deer” composed and performed with guitar and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on February 25, 2026.

Prairie Story

“Bison in Iowa” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Madrid, Iowa on January 25, 2020.
Prairie Story” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on January 31, 2026.

Snowfall

” Childhood joy” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in eastern Pennsylvania on December 14, 2025.
“Snowfall” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sanford Ross Bender on January 4, 2026.

Lightening our hearts on an icy day

The first big snow” photographed by Sandy Ross Bender on December 14, 2025
“Lightening our hearts on an icy day” composed and performed with guitar and concertina by Sandy Ross Bender on December 17, 2025.

Dancing treetops

“Dancing treetops” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2025.
“Dancing treetops” composed and performed with guitar, banjo, and mandolin by Sanford Ross Bender on December 14, 2025.

Bridge out

“Bridge out” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Fayston, Vermont on April 8, 2025.
“Bridge out” composed and performed with concertina and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender in Fayston, Vermont on April 8, 2025.

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

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

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.

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.