Showing posts with label depth of field. Show all posts
Showing posts with label depth of field. Show all posts

Friday, April 1, 2016

Waiting For You ...



"There's nothing half so sweet in life
As love's young dream."
                          ~ Thomas Moore,
                                    Irish poet
                                        ~ 1779-1852

A spring sunset beckons as a bud brushes a
beautiful blossom while it waits for the bud to bloom on my favorite magnolia tree at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Dance Of The Dogwood ...


                               "Legend Of The Dogwood"
                                                ~

At the time of the crucifixion, the dogwood had reached the size of the mighty oak tree. So strong and firm was the wood that it was chosen as the timber for Jesus' cross. 
                                                 
To be used for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the dogwood. While nailed upon it, Jesus sensed this, and in his compassion said, “Because of your pity for my suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used for a cross. Henceforth, it shall be slender, bent, and twisted, and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross – two long and two short petals.

"In the center of the outer edge of each petal will be the print of nails. In the center of the flower, stained with blood, will be a crown of thorns so that all who see it will remember." 


Blossoms of a beautiful pink dogwood tree
dance in the May breeze on a sunny spring
afternoon in Allentown, Pennsylvania.





                         


 


    
 








Monday, March 14, 2016

Hope Springs Eternal ...



"Hope springs eternal ..."
                          ~ Alexander Pope
                                ~ 1688-1744

Hope springs eternal, just as surely as
the daffodils bloom in the early spring.

I always fill with happiness like a child
when I see spring's first blooms.

This is the first daffodil bud I've seen this season, 
captured in mid-March a little more than 
a week before the official beginning of
spring, a time of hope, beauty and fresh possibilities.

Daffodil, Jonquil, Narcissus ... whatever 
name you choose, this bud says spring
is awakening at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Hope, like spring, is ever near.     
                                    

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Evening Kiss ...


"April love ...
Every star's a wishing star that shines for you,
April love is all the seven wonders,
One little kiss can tell you this is true."
                                                 
                    ~ "April Love"
~Theme song from the 1957 film "April Love"
              ~ Music by Sammy Fain,
                lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
                    ~ Recorded by Pat Boone

Sunset light kisses this beautiful breaking bud
on my favorite magnolia tree on a beautiful
April evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Monday, August 11, 2014

Savoring The Sweet ...


"We live in the world when we love it."
               ~ Rabindranath Tagore
                  ~   1861-1941                                                                        
Beautiful monarch butterfly savors summer's sweet nectar on a recent morning at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Napping ...



I'm not a fan of bats, in fact they scare me. But seeing this
one on a rock this evening at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania, was such an unusual sight
I had to capture it in a photo.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

I Will Remember You ...

"I will remember you
will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories." 
                       ~ Sarah McLaughlin, 1995

This dandelion puff on a May evening 
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania
brought to mind that wonderful song. 

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Red Wing


"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer,
it sings because it has a song."
                                      ~ Lou Holtz

Male North American cardinal brings a pop of red
to the landscape on a May evening at 
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Monday, April 14, 2014

Stirring ...


"Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms
without the aid of the seasons."
                                                               ~ Kahlil Gibran

I love magnolia trees, and this breaking bud shows spring was stirring 
this weekend at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Happiness On Wings ...


"Now think of the happiest things. 
It's the same as having wings."
                              ~ Peter Pan

When I saw this cute black-capped chickadee on an April afternoon in Trexler Memorial Park, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania, it reminded me
of this sweet and happy quote of Peter Pan. 

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Wingsong ...


"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away."
                                        ~ Author Unknown

Beautiful Monarch butterfly feels the wind beneath its wings on a
summer day at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Monday, November 4, 2013

Sunnyside Up



"If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies."
                                                                           ~ Author Unknown

This yellow butterfly keeps his sunnyside up in the morning sunshine this weekend at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania, despite chilly temperatures and wind.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Red Pops!





"Red is the ultimate cure for saddness." ~ Bill Blass

The color on these wild red berries popped a few days ago in the autumn sun at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.


Sunday, October 13, 2013

A Dance of Light


I liked this play of light that I saw this weekend in Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

When Sunny Gets Blue ...



When I saw this little wildflower basking in the sun a few days ago on the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania, it brought to mind that great Nat King Cole song,  
"When Sunny Gets Blue."

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Living In The Light


"Love is like a butterfly. It goes where it pleases and pleases wherever it goes."
                                                                          ~ Author Unknown

Yellow butterfly is illuminated in the late summer light this afternoon on the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Paint It Red !


"I love red so much that I almost want to paint everything red."
                          ~ Alexander Calder, American sculptor

Wild red berries shine in the September sun yesterday at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Butterflies Are Free ...

"I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free."
                                                    ~ Charles Dickens
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly and the Red Admiral Butterfly behind it almost seem as if their wings
are touching as they sip the nectar of buddleia flowers.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

On Painted Wings


"Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine." ~ Jeffrey Glassberg

Beautiful monarch butterfly alights in the summer sun recently.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Color My World


Butterflies Color The World ... With Hope ...

Beautiful Monarch Butterfly is resplendent in the summer sun last weekend.