Doe In The Spring Greens ...

“… I come into the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief …

For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”

                ~ “The Peace of Wild Things”

                              ~ Wendell Berry

                                  ~ born 1934

                 ~ American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic & farmer

My favorite white-tailed deer doe grazes in the spring greens on a beautiful June evening in the park.

I’ve been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns since 2012, and it’s a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.

Baby Magnolia ...

“All art is but imitation of nature.”

                      ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca

                                       ~ 4 B.C.- 66 A.D.

Like awakening from a dream, the first breaking bud on my favorite magnolia tree at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania springs to life on an April evening.

Snow Day ...

“Silently, like thoughts that come and go,

The snowflakes fall, each one a gem.”

                     ~ William Hamilton Gibson

                                      ~ 1850-1896

           ~American illustrator, author & naturalist

It’s a quintessential snow day as snowflakes tumble around the Springhouse at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

I shot this scene brimming with winter’s quiet beauty during a light January snowfall.

The log cabin was part of Springhouse, the summer home of General Harry C. Trexler (1854-1933), an American industrialist who built a business empire in Allentown. The park is his namesake.