“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

“Snowy evening sunset” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on February 25, 2026.
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” (written by Robert Frost in June, 1922) with music composed for vocals, guitar, and accordion by Sanford Ross Bender on November 6, 2026.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though:

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and down flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost Copyright 1923

Halloween

“Pumpkin cat” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on October 31, 2026.
“Halloween” composed and played by Sanford Ross Bender with guitar, banjo, and accordion on October 31, 2026.

A cardinal listens

“Cardinal” drawn with blue colored pencil in sketchbook by Sanford Ross Bender.
“A cardinal listens” composed and played by Sanford Ross Bender with guitar and concertina on October 29, 2026.

Sudden wind

“Sudden wind” photographed on the northwestern Oregon coast by Sanford Ross Bender on March 25, 2016.
“Sudden wind”, composed for guitar and slide guitar was originally posted by Sanford Ross Bender on July 15, 2026 with the title, “Visiting wind.” “Sudden wind” is a modified version, which omits the introductory solo guitar and starts “suddenly” with the duet.

Circus pictograph

“Elephants and Rhinoceros” drawn with colored pencils in the spirit of cavern pictographs by Sanford Ross Bender.
“Circus Waltz for clarinet, accordion, banjo, guitar, and crash cymbal ” composed and performed by Sanford Ross Bender on October 18, 2026.

Ghost thistle

“Autumn thistle” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on September 26, 2026.
“Ghost thistle” composed and performed with mandolin, two violins, guitar, and banjo by Sanford Ross Bender on October 17, 2026.

I must be from somewhere else

“Great Blue Heron reflections” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender at Lake Galena, Doylestown, Pennsylvania on October 9, 2026.
“I must be from somewhere else” composed and performed with concertina, clarinet, mandolin, and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on October 14th and 15th, 2026.

Short and sweet wind

“Spinning sky tops” painted with watercolor and ink by Sanford Ross Bender from a while ago.
“Short and sweet wind” composed and performed with accordion and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on October 10, 2026.

A chance for chivalry

“Overtaken by ivy” photographed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Sanford Ross Bender on September 30, 2026.
“A chance for chivalry” composed and performed with mandolin, clarinet, accordion, and guitar by Sanford Ross Bender on October 3, 2026.

Autumn Song

“Drombeg Stone Circle (Liagchiorcal an Droma Bhig)” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Glandore, County Cork, Ireland on September 15, 2025.
Autumn Song” composed and performed with guitar and accordion by Sanford Ross Bender on September 29, 2026.