Majestic In The High Grass ...

"Be inspired by your journeys traveled,

and the ones yet to come."

                                ~ Sam Clark

Beautiful seven-point white-tailed deer buck

strikes a majestic pose while passing through 

the park as sunset sinks into dusk on a late

September evening. 

Summertime, And The Livin' Is Easy ...

"Summertime, and the livin' is easy ..."
                     ~ "Summertime"
      ~ composed by George Gershwin in 1934
        for the 1935 opera "Porgy & Bess" 
        ~ performed by such jazz greats as 
           Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong,
            Sarah Vaughan & Billie Holiday

It's summertime, and the livin' is easy for my favorite white-tailed deer doe as she grazes in the park on a warm, lazy and lush July evening ... quintessential summer.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns since 2012, and it's a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.

 

The Doe From Snowy Creek ...

"It is the sweet, simple things of
life which are the real ones after all."
                        ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
                                ~ 1867-1957

My favorite white-tailed deer doe
spots me on the bank and crosses the 
snowy creek to say hello as sunset draws near
on a winter's day in the park.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe
and her fawns since 2012, and it's a 
true joy to me personally and as a photographer.   

The Fruits Of Spring ...

"In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous."
                                             ~ Aristotle
                                                    ~ 385-322 B.C.

My favorite white-tailed deer doe enjoys an apple
in the early spring, painting a sweet sight as 
sunset draws near in the park.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns
since 2012, and it's a true joy to me personally and
as a photographer.  

 

Doe In The Spring Snow ...

"Born free, as free as the wind blows
As free as the grass grows
Born free to follow your heart ...
Live free and beauty surrounds you ...
Stay free, where no walls divide you ...
Born free, and life is worth living
But only worth living
'Cause you're born free."
                               ~ "Born Free"
                  ~title song of the 1966 film
        ~Music by John Barry, Lyrics by Don Black  

Beautiful and free white-tailed deer doe 
steps spritely through the spring snow in the park
as the grass peeks through what remains of winter
during a March sunset.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns since 2012, and it's a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.    

Fawn In The Berries Bright ...

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin."
                                                  ~ William Shakespeare
                                                                       ~ 1564-1616

Sweet white-tailed deer fawn happily wraps herself in
wild red berries as she grazes on an October day along
the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania. 

A Bite of Joy ...

"Scatter joy ..."
                 ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
                                       ~ 1803-1882

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe enjoys a shiny red apple
on a waning summer evening in the park.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns 
for more than three years, and it's a true joy to me
personally and as a photographer. 

An Evening Reflection ...

"As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God."
                                                                      ~  Psalm 42, Verse 1 

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe takes a drink in the creek on a waning
summer evening in the park.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and and her fawns for more than three
years, and it's a true joy to me personally and as a photographer. 

Wild In The Country ...

"... Wild, wild, like the deer and the dove
Wild and free is this land that I love ...
A dream grows wild in the country...
And here with a dream in my heart
Part of the wild, wild country, am I."

                                                 ~ "Wild In The Country"
                                                            ~ The title track from the 1961 dramatic film
                                                             "Wild In The Country," recorded by
                                                                    the great Elvis Presley

Beautiful and regal looking six point white-tailed deer buck
pauses from grazing on a warm September evening along
the Saucon Rail Trail, Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. 

Lovin' Spoonful ...

"If you want to go quickly,
go alone,
If you want to go far,
go together."
                         ~African Proverb

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe receives a spoonful of love in a sweet nudge from her white spotted fawn during a precious moment captured on a summer evening in the park.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for more than three years, and it's a true joy to me personally and as a photographer. 

Babe In The Woods ...

"In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous."
                   ~ Aristotle
                   ~ 385-322 B.C.

There are few sights sweeter than a young and innocent white-spotted fawn, such as this beautiful white-tailed deer fawn pausing from grazing in
the park on a June evening.

I've been blessed to photograph this
fawn's mama doe - who was closeby - and her fawns for more than three years and it's a true joy to me personally and as a photographer. 

Mama And Me ...

"A mother's heart is a patchwork of love."
                                            ~ Author Unknown

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe and her button buck
share a sweet moment in the park a few days after
Christmas. 

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns
for three years, and it's a true joy to me personally and
as a photographer. 

Sugar Dusted ...

Snow seems like sugar dusted on the nose of this sweet white-tailed deer doe as she eats an apple on a winter's day in the park.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for the past three years and it's a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.

The Young One ...

Beautiful young white-tailed deer buck pauses in the winter brush
just before a December sunset in the park.

Anticipation ...

"We can judge the heart of a man
by his treatment of animals."
                             ~ Immanuel Kant
                                              1724-1804

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe anticipates
eating the rest of her apple in the park
just after this season's first significant snowfall
during a Pennsylvania autumn. 

I've been blessed to photograph this doe
and her fawns for more than two and a half years, 
and it's a real joy to me personally and as
a photographer. 

Buck In The Autumn Snow ...

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness,
nothing so gentle as real strength."
                                     ~ St. Francis de Sales
                                                     1567-1622

Beautiful white-tailed deer buck stands majestically
in the park just after this season's first significant
snowfall during a Pennsylvania autumn. 

What A Wonderful World ...

"Yes, I think to myself,
What a wonderful world."
              ~ "What A Wonderful World"
                                          ~Bob Thiele & George David Weiss
                                                         ~performed by Louis Armstrong
                                                                ~ 1967

Seeing this sweet female white-tailed deer fawn
grazing on wild red berries on an October day on 
the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania
made me stop and think, "what a wonderful world!" 

Tenderly ...

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe shares a tender moment
with her button buck on an October evening in the park.
I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns
for two and a half years, and it's truly a joy to me
personally and as a photographer!

Sweet Dreams Of Youth ...

 

"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. 

The Eyes Of Love ...

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe casts a watchful, loving
eye on her fawn. Someday this sweet fawn will be
a proud buck, but on this late summer evening in
the park he was happy grazing with his mother.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and
her fawns for more than two years, and it's a 
real joy!