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Showing posts with label creek. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creek. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
January On The Jordan ...
"I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty
page and I could do anything I wanted."
~ Jack Kerouac
~ 1922-1969
The light of approaching sunset dances and glows on the icy waters of the Jordan Creek at
Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville,
Pennsylvania on a gorgeous winter day.
This view of the flowing creek speaks to
me of following your dreams, possibilities,
and the inspiriting words of Jack Kerouac.
I captured this scene soon after the historic
January Blizzard of 2016. In a winter shorn
of snow until the blizzard, the storm plonked
31 inches of snow on nearby Allentown
in a 24 hour period.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Sweet Summer Morn ...
"Who made the mountains,
who made the trees
Who made the rivers flow to the sea
And who sends the rain when the earth is dry
Somebody bigger than you and I ..."
~ "Somebody Bigger Than You And I"
~ Written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath & Sonny Burke
~ Recorded by the great Elvis Presley
~ 1967
God's handiwork creates a sweet and perfect summer morning at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
The serenity is palpable as an adorable beagle splashes near the ford of the Jordan Creek, the only other sound the chirping of birds.
This image paints why this is one of my very favorite places to be and to photograph, and epitomizes the words of my most favorite Gospel hymn, the beautiful "Somebody Bigger Than You and I," recorded by the great Elvis Presley in 1967.
Monday, March 23, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Chasing The Turtle Drum ...
"Dance along the silver sands and beat the turtle drum,
that youth may last forever, and sorrow never come."
~ "Beat The Turtle Drum"
~ Constance C. Greene
~ 1994
Simple childhood joy paints the faces of children
anticipating a vehicle fording the Jordan Creek
at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
on a summer's day.
For more than 50 years kids and kids at heart have enjoyed
driving through the creek - and watching too!
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Fording The Jordan ...
"Never give up, for that is just the place and time
that the tide will turn."
~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
~ 1811-1896
Visitors to the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania ford the Jordan Creek just before sunset in December.
For more than 50 years kids and kids at heart have enjoyed driving through the creek.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Touching In Time ...
"If the hands of time were
hands that I could hold ...
Hand in hand we'd choose
the moments that should last ...
Until the hands of time would choose
to wave goodbye."
"The Hands of Time"
("Brian' s Song)
~ Music by Michael Legrand
Lyrics by Marilyn & Alan Bergman
1971
Autumn leaves touch momentarily in the
crest of the Little Lehigh Creek on an October morning
at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania in this
long exposure capture.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Mist Of The Autumn Morn ...
"I saw old autumn in
the misty morn
stand, shadowless like silence,
listening to silence."
~ Thomas Hood
~ 1799-1845
There is something so very special about the early morning, the
serenity, the quiet beauty. This feeling of a fresh new day is palpable
as the mist rises just after sunrise on a beautiful, chilly October
morning at Wehr's Dam, Orefield, Pennsylvania.
The historic dam, awash with the waters of the Jordan Creek, was built in 1904
and is the perfect complement next to Wehr's Covered Bridge, built in 1841.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
A Hint Of Shangri-La ...
"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.
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.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Ford Every Stream ...
"Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream ...
Till you find your dream."
~ "Climb Every Mountain"
~ "The Sound of Music"
~ Rodgers & Hammerstein, 1959
Even the family dog seems to enjoy the summer morning ride to
Ford the Jordan Creek at Trexler Nature Preserve,
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
For more than 50 years kids and kids at heart have
enjoyed driving through the creek.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Runneth Over ...
"I memorize moments that I'm fondest of ...
And so in these moments with sunlight above
My cup runneth over with love ...."
~ "My Cup Runneth Over"
~ "I Do! I Do!"
~1966
Summer streams over the crest of the creek
at one of my favorite spots at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania, bringing to mind the
beautiful words of that song.
This moment was captured in a long exposure, high contrast monochrome shot.
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Friday, April 11, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
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