Spring ...To Life

"...With the first faint scent of spring, I remember life exists ..."
               ~ John Geddes, "A Familiar Rain"

Beautiful Mourning Cloak Butterfly enjoys an
April afternoon this week at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. They are often one of the first butterflies seen in the spring.

Painting The Chill ...

"December's wintry breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane,

obscuring summer's memory..."

 ~ John Geddes

The chilly waters of the Jordan Creek spill over Wehr's Dam, Orefield, Pennsylvania

 after this season's first snowfall.