Snowy Eveningtide ...

“Who dreamed that beauty passes like a dream?”

           ~ William Butler Yeats

               ~ 1865-1939

As sunset fades, a beautiful eveningtide slips over the landscape like a dream after a fresh snowfall at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The Swan's Winter Evening ...

“Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life.”

                      ~ L. Wolfe Gilbert

                ~Russian-born American songwriter 

                     of Tin Pan Alley

                      ~ 1886-1970

A beautiful mute swan serenely glides along the pond on an early February evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Cut, Color And Roll ...

“ … Well I said shake, rattle and roll

I said shake, rattle and roll …”

                        “Shake, Rattle and Roll”

                      ~ written in 1954 by Jesse Stone (1901-1999) under his assumed songwriting name Charles E. Calhoun

          ~ recorded by the great Elvis Presley

                             ~1956

Strolling through Belvidere, New Jersey on a rare warm February afternoon, I came across this cool sign for Dee’s Doos Hair Salon. Elvis Presley sang about “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” but at Dee’s I believe the slogan would be “Cut, Color and Roll!”

Belvidere, one of my very favorite places, is a charming Victorian town located on the banks of the Pequest and Delaware Rivers.