Jersey Bound ...

“… Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike

They’ve all come to look for America …”

           ~ “America”

            ~ Simon & Garfunkel

                  ~ 1968

Though it’s not the New Jersey Turnpike, cars are headed toward The Garden State as traffic crosses the Delaware River over the historic Northampton Street Bridge, commonly called The Free Bridge, into Phillipsburg, New Jersey from Easton, Pennsylvania on a late spring evening in this high contrast monochrome shot I captured in early June.

The Free Bridge, which spans the two states, was completed in 1896 and survived massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It underwent a thorough restoration in 1990 and is one of my very favorite places to photograph.

The Bridge That Carried You Over ...

“Praise the bridge that carried you over.”

                           ~ George Colman

                                      ~ 1762-1836

 A car begins to cross the Glendon Hill Road River Bridge, Easton, Pennsylvania, which carries it over the Lehigh River on a bright and beautiful late spring afternoon that feels like a bridge to summer in this high contrast monochrome shot I captured in early June.

Built circa 1935 and rehabilitated in 2012, this three-span, 357 foot long, riveted steel Pratt through truss bridge carries one lane of traffic and a sidewalk over the Lehigh River and is one of the entrances to Hugh Moore Park, site of a trailhead of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail.)

Hugh Moore Park is a City of Easton park, located between the Lehigh River and the Lehigh Canal. The park was once home to the first industrial park in the United States and is now home to the National Canal Museum, Josiah White II canal boat, and Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor offices.

Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.

Glendon was originally formed as a part of Williams Township, and was incorporated as a borough December 18, 1867.

Daddy's Little Girl ...

“And you’re daddy’s little girl

You’re the end of the rainbow

My pot of gold

You’re daddy’s little girl to have and hold

A precious gem is what you are

You’re mommy’s bright and shining star

You’re the spirit of Christmas

My star on the tree

You’re the Easter Bunny to mommy and me

You’re sugar

You’re spice

You’re everything nice

And you’re daddy’s little girl.”

            ~ “Daddy’s Little Girl”

         ~ lyrics & music written by
          Robert Burke & Horace Gerlach

                               ~ 1906

         ~ recorded by the wonderful Al Martino

                              ~ 1967

To create this image I photographed the cover of Al Martino’s 1967 album “Daddy’s Little Girl” and blended it with “The Heart of Summer,” a photo I took a half century later in July 2017 of the heart of summer within the heart of summer … a father teaching his little girl to ride a bicycle on a gorgeous afternoon on the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania, such a sweet sight I was lucky to capture and showcase in sepia to enhance the nostalgic feel.

And that Al Martino album cover? I have it and the record itself, it’s something my parents played many times when I was growing up as I listened from my playpen!