"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.
"Such a feelin's comin' over me
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream...
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world."
~ "Top Of The World"
~ recorded by The Carpenters
~ 1972
Take a seat on top of the world
and soak in the autumn vista
on a beautiful October day at
Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
Beautiful young white-tailed deer buck pauses in the winter brush
just before a December sunset in the park.
"I'll remember you ...
To your arms someday I'll return to stay...
Love me always, promise always
Oooh, you'll remember too,
I'll remember you."
"I'll Remember You"
~ written by Kui Lee, 1964
~ recorded by Elvis Presley, 1966
Flares of a December sunset over a field
in Orefield, Pennsylvania echo in my mind
like the beautiful song "I'll Remember You,"
written by Kui Lee in 1964 and recorded by
the great Elvis Presley in 1966.
"Twilight drops her curtain down and pins it with a star."
~ Lucy Maud Montgomery
~ 1874-1942
Twilight begins to steal across the waning summer sky like a painter of dreams over Easton, Pennsylvania as viewed from across
the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, New Jersey next to the historic Northampton Street Bridge, commonly called The Free Bridge.
The bridge that spans the states was completed in 1896 and survived damage from massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It underwent a thorough restoration in 1990, and is one of my very favorite places to photograph.
"Dream no small dreams ..."
~ Victor Hugo
~ 1802-1885
This sweet white-tailed deer fawn will grow to be
a proud buck one day. But on this August evening
grazing in the park he had only to dream of what will be.
I've been blessed to photograph this fawn's mother doe
and her fawns for more than two years, and it's a true joy
for me personally and as a photographer.
"How green was my valley then ...
and the valley of them that have gone."
~ "How Green Was My Valley"
~ Richard Llewellyn
1939
The Lehigh Valley is wrapped in the lush green
of summer in this view from one of the beautiful
summits at Trexler Nature Preserve,
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
A Great Blue Heron
is keenly aware of
his surroundings
from the trees
on a summer evening
at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Beautiful white-tailed deer doe pauses while grazing
on a summer evening just off the Ironton Rail Trail,
North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
"Life is no brief candle...
it is a sort of splendid torch ...
make it burn as brightly as possible ..."
~ George Bernard Shaw
1856-1950
A man on his personal watercraft
chases a summer sunset on the golden
waters of the Delaware River near the
historic Northampton Street Bridge
(commonly called The Free Bridge)
that spans Phillipsburg, New Jersey
and Easton, Pennsylvania.
"Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses,
which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
~1803-1882
Sunset hues begin to steal across the summer sky over Easton, Pennsylvania as viewed from across the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, New Jersey next to the historic Northampton Street Bridge, commonly called The Free Bridge.
The bridge that spans the states was completed in 1896 and survived damage from massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It underwent a thorough restoration in 1990.
"I've been having a sweet dream,
I've been dreaming since I woke
up today ..."
"Daydream"
~ Lovin' Spoonful
1966
This sweet robin really seemed to be
lost in a daydream on a beautiful June
day at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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.
"Softly, as in an evenin' sunset
the light that gave you glory
will take it all away" ...
So sang the wonderful Bobby Darin in his version of
"Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise," from
Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein's
1928 operetta, "The New Moon."
This sunset stole softly into the sky on a hot
June evening at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Forget your troubles, come on get happy
You better chase all your cares away
Shout Hallelujah, come on get happy ..."
~ "Get Happy"
~ Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler, 1930
My candid camera captured this girl jumping for joy
that summer is near on a June evening at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, 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.
"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!
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.
"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.
