"Autumn paints in colors that summer has never seen."
~ Author Unknown
Brushstroke by brushstroke, a painter captures on canvas
the glorious autumn beauty God has painted this October
at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
I took this candid shot of the artist and her easel
nestled in a picturesque spot between the ford of the
Jordan Creek and the pedestrian bridge at the preserve.
"Butterflies are self-propelled flowers."
~ Robert Heinlein
~ 1907-1988
Beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly alights on the thistle as a bee is already enjoying the nectar on a sweet summer day at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
A colorful and artistic view at this year's Oktoberfest
on Nineteenth Street in the quaint West End Theatre District,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Your kisses take me to
Shangri-la ...
A land of bluebirds and fountains ...
For anywhere you are is Shangri-La."
~ "Shangri-La"
~ Carl Sigman, Matty Malneck and Robert Maxwell
1946
With the Jordan Creek gently flowing under a sparkling
September sun, it seems like Shangri-La on a late summer
afternoon at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
The historic Schlicher Covered Bridge is in the background.
It is a wooden, 108-foot-long Burr Truss Bridge constructed in 1882.
It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It recently reopened
after needed restorations.
This little tyke in a stroller has the best seat in the house
to navigate the crowded midway one evening this week at
the 162nd Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle
or cogs in a wheel."
~ Hans Hofmann
1880-1966
The ferris wheel lights up a summer night with spinning neon this week
at the 162nd Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Martin Building colors the corner of South Main and Stockton Streets
in the historic downtown of Phillipsburg, New Jersey on
a summer evening.
It's almost summer in the city on Memorial Day weekend
on Nineteenth Street in the quaint West End Theatre District,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Painting is something that takes place among the colors ..."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)
A painterly view of Nineteenth Street in the West End Theatre District,Allentown, Pennsylvania yesterday. This block reminds me of a slice of Paris in Allentown.
This colorful building is home to the iconic Jimmy's Doggie Stand on the corner of Union Square in historic Phillipsburg, New Jersey