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"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.
"If you want to go quickly, go alone, If you want to go far, go together." ~African Proverb Beautiful white-tailed deer doe receives a spoonful of love in a sweet nudge from her white spotted fawn during a precious moment captured on a summer evening in the park. I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for more than three years, and it's a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.
"What the heart once owned and had, it shall never lose." ~ Henry Ward Beecher ~ 1813-1887
Beautiful North American female cardinal waits for her true love - a North American male cardinal fluttering nearby - to return to her side a few weeks before Valentine's Day at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Sweet spring full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie." ~ George Herbert ~ 1593-1633
Sweet mallard ducklings swim close to their mama as a June sunset kisses them with light on the pond at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Love is all around me and so the feeling grows It's written on the wind, it's everywhere I go ..." ~ "Love Is All Around" ~ Recorded by The Trogs, 1967
Adorable Canadian Geese goslings form a fuzzy ball of love as they cuddle in the light of a May sunset at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"May this tenderness cling When the fire of spring Is a memory May you still be my own When a hundred years have flown ... Love me tonight." ~ "Love Me Tonight" ~words & music by Don Robertson from the film "Fun In Acapulco" ~ recorded by the great Elvis Presley, 1963 A beautiful blossom and breaking bud are in tandem in the fire of spring as the April sun sets on my favorite magnolia tree at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"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.
"For you and I have a guardian angel On high with nothing to do But to give to you and to give to me Love forever true." ~ "True Love" ~ Cole Porter, 1956
North American male and female cardinal find true love together a few weeks before Valentine's Day at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Wise men say Only fools rush in But I can't help falling in love with you." ~ "Can't Help Falling In Love" ~ from Elvis Presley's 1961 movie "Blue Hawaii"
You can almost hear a nearby jukebox playing the great Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love" as you and your sweetie share a shake with two straws in this Retro Valentine.
"Bless the beasts and the children ... give them love, let it shine all around them." ~ "Bless The Beasts and The Children" ~ 1971 I feel so blessed personally and as a photographer to have witnessed this tender, precious moment as this beautiful white-tailed deer doe nuzzles her sweet fawn on an October afternoon on the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
Beautiful white-tailed deer doe shares a tender moment with her button buck on an October evening in the park. I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for two and a half years, and it's truly a joy to me personally and as a photographer!
"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit." ~ Khalil Gibran ~ 1883-1931 I saw these X's and O's - symbols of hugs and kisses - etched on a tree on an autumn afternoon at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania, just in time for Sweetest Day!
Beautiful white-tailed deer doe casts a watchful, loving eye on her fawn. Someday this sweet fawn will be a proud buck, but on this late summer evening in the park he was happy grazing with his mother.
I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for more than two years, and it's a real joy!
Ella Fitzgerald's "My One And Only Love" sets the jazzy backdrop for the this celebration of the splendor that is spring showcased in my original nature photos. My greatest joy as a photographer is harmonizing my favorite original photos to music to create a lingering snapshot of the season.
"Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me they long to be close to you." "Close To You" ~ Burt Bacharach & Hal David 1963
Perhaps these mourning doves were thinking of the song made popular by the Carpenters as they shared a spot on the wire on a summer afternoon in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"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.
"He's so fine, wish he were mine ..." ~ "He's So Fine" ~ The Chiffons, 1963
It seems this white domestic duck may have been impressed with the other duck's splashing antics, thinking, "He's so fine!" on a June evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ah, summer love!
"What makes you think love will end When you know that my whole life depends on you ... Never my love ..." "Never My Love," ~ The Association, 1967
The life of the rosebud is intertwined with that of the rose in full bloom, which colors it with life on a June day at the Malcolm W. Gross Memorial Rose Gardens, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"... All you need is love, love Love is all you need." ~ Lennon & McCartney 1967
You can just hear the Beatles singing their great song when seeing the simple joys of childhood and family love in focus in this candid shot on Memorial Day at Wehr's Dam, Orefield, Pennsylvania.
Precious Canadian geese goslings nestle in the wings of their mama on the day before Mother's Day 2014 at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
