"On the first warm day in May
I hope you'll come a-callin' ...
We'll climb the hill ...
where all is still ..."
~ "The First Warm Day In May"
~ recorded by Rosemary Clooney
~ 1952
A sun dappled afternoon at Geiger's Covered Bridge is the perfect
place to spend the first warm day in May. This is one of my very favorite
places to be and to photograph. There's a simple beauty and tranquility here
in the stillness and I love to capture that essence in my photography.
Geiger's is an historic wooden covered bridge in North Whitehall Township,
Pennsylvania. It is a 112-foot-long Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1860.
It has vertical plank siding and an entry portal of stepped square planks.
It crosses the Jordan Creek and was listed on the National Register
of Historic Places in 1980. It can be accessed from The Covered Bridge Trail
of Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, 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.
"It is spring again. The earth is like a child
that knows poems by heart."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
~ 1875-1926
A boy and his dad flying a colorful kite
in a sunkissed May breeze looks like
spring by heart at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Life is art, paint your dreams."
~ Author Unknown
An artistic, starry eyed view of water trickling over rocks on a beautiful spring day at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
"This land will remain
the land of the free
Only so long as it is
the home of the brave."
~ Elmer Davis
~ 1890-1958
May is the month we celebrate Armed Forces Day & Memorial Day, the perfect time to express deep gratitude to our nation's veterans. By your bravery and courage we remain the land of the free!
Here Old Glory waves proudly on a bright and breezy April morning at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."
~ Khalil Gibran
~ 1883-1931
Kwanzan Cherry Trees line the city with beauty in May
on North Ott Street near Cedar Creek Parkway,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
There are 46 Japanese Flowering Cherry Trees in the vicinity.
The original trees date to the late 1950s or early 1960s.
"Moon river, wider than a mile
I'm crossing you in style some day
Oh dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you're going, I'm going your way
Two drifters, off to see the world
There's such a lot of world to see
We're after the same rainbow's end, waiting, round the bend
My huckleberry friend, moon river, and me."
~ "Moon River"
~composed by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer
~ "Breakfast At Tiffany's"
~ 1961
In this artistic, stardust moment, the full moon of May 3, 2015
rises over "Breakfast At Tiffany's" on the marquee of
The Nineteenth Street Theatre, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The Nineteenth Street/Civic Theatre is an historic community center that hosts
theatre, arts education and film. It is the oldest cinema in Allentown, opening
September 17, 1928. In July 1957, the property was purchased by Allentown's
Civic Little Theatre. It is located in the heart of the quaint
West End Theatre District.
Beautiful white-tailed deer doe wears a happy face
after eating apples in the park on a spring evening.
I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns
for the past two years.
"Patriotism! There is magic in the word.
It is bliss to repeat it."
~ Archbishop John Ireland
1838-1918
The American flag waves proudly in the
evening sun in May at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Shanty on 19th, a cool spot on a warm
May afternoon on Nineteenth Street in the
quaint West End Theatre District,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"So the darkness shall be the light,
and the stillness the dancing."
~ T.S. Eliot
1888-1965
Blossoms of a flowering tree dance
in the evening breeze this spring at
Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"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.
"Groovin' on a Sunday afternoon ...
We'll keep on spending
sunny days this way ..."
~ "Groovin'"
~ Young Rascals
1967
This man seems to enjoy strumming his guitar
and singing on a sunny day in May at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania in this candid capture.
"The eyes are the window to your soul..."
~ William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)
Sweet and gentle white-tailed deer doe
shows off her beautiful eyes this evening in the park.
I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her
fawns for the past two years.
"Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty,
believe in them, and try to follow where they lead."
~ Louisa May Alcott
(1832-1888)
Sweet and gentle mourning dove is perched on a wire
on a May afternoon at Wehr's Covered Bridge Park,
Orefield, 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.
"...You're waiting from the backroads
by the rivers of my memories,
ever smilin'
ever gentle on my mind."
~ "Gentle On My Mind,"
~ 1967
The words from that wonderful song seem to fill the air on a May afternoon at Manassas Guth Covered Bridge as it crosses the Jordan Creek.
The historic wooden covered bridge
in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania was constructed in 1858 and rebuilt in 1882. It is a 108 foot long Burr Truss bridge with vertical siding. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
It's almost summer in the city on Memorial Day weekend
on Nineteenth Street in the quaint West End Theatre District,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"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.
Beautiful white-tailed deer doe looks blissful
grazing on a May evening in the park. I've been blessed to
photograph her and her fawns for two years, always wonderful
to see. It's an amazing feeling to me when she sees me,
recognizes me and walks over like an old friend!
