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Showing posts with label sunset. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunset. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Monday, November 23, 2015
Memories At Sunset ...
"Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind
Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine
Quiet thoughts come floating down
And settle softly to the ground
Like golden autumn leaves around my feet
I touched them and they burst apart with
sweet memories ..."
~ "Memories"
~ recorded by the great Elvis Presley
~ 1968
Swirling shades of an October sunset float around a beautiful white horse walking at the historic Hopewell Farm.
The farm is part of Hopewell
Furnace National Historic Site in southeastern
Berks County near Elverson, Pennsylvania, an example of an American 19th
century rural “iron plantation.” The buildings include a blast furnace, the
ironmaster’s house and auxiliary structures including a blacksmith’s shop, a
company store and several worker’s houses.
Hopewell Furnace was founded in 1771 by ironmaster Mark Bird for whom Birdsboro was named. The site’s most prosperous time was during the 1820–1840 period with a brief boom in production during the American Civil War. In the mid-19th century changes in iron making, including a shift from charcoal to anthracite rendered smaller furnaces like Hopewell obsolete. The site discontinued operations in 1883.
Hopewell Furnace was founded in 1771 by ironmaster Mark Bird for whom Birdsboro was named. The site’s most prosperous time was during the 1820–1840 period with a brief boom in production during the American Civil War. In the mid-19th century changes in iron making, including a shift from charcoal to anthracite rendered smaller furnaces like Hopewell obsolete. The site discontinued operations in 1883.
Today,
Hopewell Furnace consists of 14 restored structures in the core historic area,
52 features on the List of Classified Structures, and a total of 848 mostly
wooded acres. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is located in the Hopewell
Big Woods and surrounded by French Creek State Park on three sides and the
State Game Lands to the south which preserves the lands the furnace utilized
for its natural resources.
Friday, November 6, 2015
Jersey Autumntide ...
"Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees."
~ author Faith Baldwin
~ 1893-1978
A beautiful pop of autumn color blazes brightly in the hilly terrain of historic Phillipsburg, New Jersey overlooking The Northampton Street Bridge as viewed from across the Delaware River in Easton, Pennsylvania at a November sunset.
The Northampton Street Bridge - commonly called The Free Bridge - that spans
the states was completed in 1896 and survived massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It underwent a thorough restoration in 1990 and is one of my very favorite places to photograph.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The Fire Of September ...
"... Deep in December it's nice to remember
The fire of September that made us mellow
Deep in December our hearts should remember
And follow, follow, follow."
~ "Try To Remember"
~ from the 1960 musical
"The Fantasticks"
The fire of September suffuses across the waning summer sky,
painting a gorgeous sunset at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Saturday Night Lights ...
"When I admire the wonders of a sunset
or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands
in the worship of the creator."
~ Mahatma Gandhi
~ 1869-1948
A stunning summer sunset echoes and shimmers on a Saturday evening across
Leaser Lake in the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge,
New Tripoli, Pennsylvania.
The lake's namesake is Frederick Leaser, who in September 1777
with his farm team hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia
to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion Reformed Church.
His homestead is located one mile north of the lake.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Evening Kiss ...
"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.
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Thursday, April 9, 2015
Sunday, December 28, 2014
I'll Remember You ...
"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.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Monday, September 15, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Let The Sun Shine In ...
"This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius ...
Let the sun shine in
Open up your heart and let it
shine on in ..."
~ "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In"
~ "Hair"
~ 1967
When I saw these almost magical sunflares
just before sunset at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania, I thought of the song
"Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In." I shot this
just a little while before the Supermoon in August.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Silence Is Golden ...
"Silence is golden, but my eyes still see ..."
~ "Silence Is Golden"
~ The Four Seasons
1964
A man takes in the silent beauty of a summer
golden hour at Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania.
The lake's namesake is Frederick Leaser, who in
September 1777 with his farm team hauled
The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed
in Zion Reformed Church. His homestead is located one mile
to the north of the lake.
Monday, July 28, 2014
Flare For Life ...
"...A million tommorrows
shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy
that is mine today."
~ "Today"
~ Randy Sparks
New Christy Minstrels
1964
A man paddles through a magical like
sunflare during a summer golden hour
at Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania.
The lake's namesake is Frederick Leaser,
who in September 1777 with his farm team
hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia
to Allentown where it was concealed
in Zion Reformed Church. His homestead is located
one mile to the north of the lake.
Monday, July 14, 2014
Splendor In The Spring Video ...
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.
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Bridging Sunset ...
"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.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Monday, June 30, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
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