October's Party ...

“October gave a party; the leaves by hundreds came –

The chestnuts, oaks and maples,

And leaves of every name.

The sunshine spread a carpet,

And everything was grand,

Miss Weather led the dancing,

Professor Wind the band …”

              ~ “October’s Party”

                       ~ George Cooper

                             ~ 1840-1927

October gives a party as the morning sun shines on an autumn in full bloom on a beautiful late October day at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Dixieland Blues ...

“All good things are wild and free.”

                 ~ Henry David Thoreau

                              ~1817-1862

A Great Blue Heron soaks up the autumn sunshine on a late October afternoon in the beautiful Lowcountry of Beaufort County, South Carolina.

Red Steppin' ...

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

                    ~ Elliott Erwitt

                           ~ photographer

                                 ~born 1928

When I saw the bright pop of red on this fire escape on a late October afternoon in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, I knew I had to capture it in a photograph!