Path To Remembrance...

"When it hurts to look back,
And you are afraid to look forward,
Look beside you ...
I will be there."
                             ~ Anonymous

Sentimental thoughts swirl amidst
a fresh March snowfall on my favorite path
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Red-Tailed Morning ...

Regal Red-Tailed Hawk surveys the landscape from a high perch on an October morning at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. This bird of prey is the most common hawk in North America.

A Summer Place ...

"There's a summer place ..."
           ~ "Theme From A Summer Place"
                                      ~   1959                                          

You can almost hear the strains of "Theme From A Summer Place" on a perfect August evening at Manassas Guth Covered Bridge, South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.

The historic wooden bridge that crosses the Jordan Creek 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 Only A Paper Moon?...

"It is only a paper moon ...
It is only a canvas sky ...
But it wouldn't be make-believe if
You believe in me."

                           ~ "It's Only A Paper Moon"
                                      ~ written by Harold Arlen
                                          lyrics by E.Y. Harburg & Billy Rose
                                                                    1933



 The supermoon of August 10, 2014 - 
the largest full moon of the year -
rises in beauty at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

                        
                   
                              

How Green Is My Valley ...

"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. 





     

Deep Purple Dreams ...

"When the deep purple falls ...
through the mist of a memory
you wander back to me ...
here in my deep purple dreams."

                       ~ "Deep Purple"
                               ~ composed by Peter DeRose, 1933
                                ~ lyrics by Mitchell Parish, 1938

Twilight sweeps across the summer sky
like deep purple dreams at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.



                              
 

The Heron Speaks ...

A Great Blue Heron seems to have something to say
in the trees of Trexler Memorial Park, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania, on a summer evening.

By The Master's Brush ...

"If I can put one touch of rosy sunset
into the life of any man or woman, 
I shall feel that 
I have worked with God."
                ~ G.K. Chesterton
                                   ~ 1874-1936


God gives a master class in
painting the sky with this
summer sunset in June
at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Crimson Sunset ...

"Softly drops the crimson sun:
Softly down from overhead,
Drop the bell-notes, one by one,
Melting in the melting red ..."
                          ~"Angelus"
                                 ~ Susan Coolidge
                                                1835-1905

A view of a crimson sunset ablaze on a hot
June evening at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

In The Pink ...

"I believe in pink ... I believe that tommorrow is another day,
and most importantly, I believe in miracles."
                                                 ~ Audrey Hepburn

Nothing says spring like a flowering cherry tree on an 
April day at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Watercolor Blues ...

"I shine in tears like the sun in April."
                         ~ Cyril Tourneur
                                          (1575-1626)

A watercolor-like photographic image of  an
April reflection in the creek at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Gilded Canopy

"Autumn ... the year's last, loveliest smile."
                                             ~ William Cullen Bryant
                                                                              ~1794-1878

Gilded autumn leaves create a canopy this morning at one of my favorite spots on the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

A Tree Grows In Autumn ...

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower ..."
                                                                                              ~ Albert Camus

This is one of my favorite autumn spots in Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. The title of this shot, which I took this weekend, was inspired by one of my favorite movies, 
"A Tree Grows In Brooklyn."

A Summer Peace

The Light Around The Bend

God's Green Creation

The Tranquil Window

City Blooms

Subtle Sunset

Pond Echoes