Fording The Early Morning ...

“An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”

               ~ Henry David Thoreau

                        ~ 1817 ~ 1862

A vehicle crosses the spring waters at the Ford of the Jordan Creek, one of my very favorite places to be and to photograph, at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

I shot this in the early morning of May 31, 2022 after taking sunrise photos at the preserve. I spent several hours walking through the preserve’s beautiful spring scenery with the air soft and warm in the low 70s before temperatures soared into the 90s.

For more than 50 years visitors have enjoyed driving through the Jordan Creek. Kids and kids at heart cite “Crossing the Water” as one of their fondest memories.

 

Panning For Gold ...

“Taking pictures is like panning for gold. You do it again and again, and sometimes you find a nugget.”

     ~ Raghubir Singh

      ~Indian photographer

       ~ 1942-1999

The early evening sun is panning for gold as glints of the golden hour whirl through the waters of the Jordan Creek spilling over Wehr’s Dam in this painterly, HDR image I shot on the first day of spring, March 20, 2022.

The Jordan Creek continues to then flow beneath beneath Wehr’s Covered Bridge at Covered Bridge Park, Orefield, Pennsylvania.

The dam, built in 1904, is next to Wehr’s Covered Bridge, which dates back to 1841.

The boardwalk of the Jordan Creek Greenway can be seen behind the dam.

 

The Snow Goose Welcomes Spring ...

“Spring work goes on with joyful enthusiasm.”

                  ~ John Muir

                  ~ 1838 ~ 1914

A snow goose joyfully welcomes spring with open wings along the banks of the Jordan Creek on the first day of spring – March 20, 2022 – at Covered Bridge Park, Orefield, Pennsylvania.

The Jordan Creek pours over Wehr’s Dam, built in 1904, then continues to flow beneath Wehr’s Covered Bridge, which dates back to 1841.