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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Touching In Time ...
"If the hands of time were
hands that I could hold ...
Hand in hand we'd choose
the moments that should last ...
Until the hands of time would choose
to wave goodbye."
"The Hands of Time"
("Brian' s Song)
~ Music by Michael Legrand
Lyrics by Marilyn & Alan Bergman
1971
Autumn leaves touch momentarily in the
crest of the Little Lehigh Creek on an October morning
at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania in this
long exposure capture.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Salute For The Valiant ...
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them."
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
~ 1917-1963
35th President of the United States
of America
~ 1960-1963
and U.S. Navy Veteran
With deep gratitude and admiration to our nation's veterans.
By your bravery and courage, we remain the land of the free!
Old Glory waves proudly in chilly, whipping November winds at Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania.
Leaser 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.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Nothing But A Memory ...
"I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
This brokenness inside me might start healing
Out here it's like I'm someone else
I thought that maybe I could find myself ...
Won't take nothing but a memory."
~ "The House That Built Me"
~ Allen Shamblin & Tom Douglas
2010
~performed by Miranda Lambert
Wisps of memories seem to dance around the window
inside Bogert's Covered Bridge on a September day, such as
"Tess & Eric 4Ever" etched to the right of the window.
This beautiful, historic bridge has listened to their story
and countless others over the course of centuries.
The bridge spans 145 feet over the Little Lehigh Creek
in Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built in 1841,
it's history traces back to the mid-1700s when the Bogert family
moved into a log cabin next to the future site of the bridge.
It is the oldest covered bridge in Lehigh County and among
the oldest in the country. It is open only to pedestrian and bicycle traffic,
as well as the occasional rider on horseback.
Bogert's Bridge is a wooden Burr Truss bridge with vertical plank
siding and a gable roof. It was placed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 1980.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Once Upon A Time ...
"Once upon a time, the world was sweeter than we knew ...
But somehow once upon a time never comes again."
~ "Once Upon A Time"
~ Charles Strouse & Lee Adams
from the 1962 musical "All American"
Harkening back to a simpler, sweeter time,
a beautiful October morning frames the historic beauty
of Rex's Covered Bridge, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
Though diminutive in size, it's well traveled in this
picturesque rural area where it crosses the Jordan Creek.
Rex's is a wooden, 150-foot-long Burr Truss bridge
constructed in 1858. It has narrow horizontal siding
and a gable roof. It was listed on the National Register
of Historic Places in 1980.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Brisk Beauty ...
"The leaves fall, the wind blows,
and the farm country slowly changes
from the summer cottons into
its winter wools."
~ Henry Beston
~ 1888-1968
Chilly November winds whip the waters this weekend at Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, but that doesn't detract from the beauty of this autumn day at the lake in the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge.
Leaser 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.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Nurturing Nature ...
I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for two and a half years, and it's a joy to me personally and as a photographer !
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Mist Of The Autumn Morn ...
"I saw old autumn in
the misty morn
stand, shadowless like silence,
listening to silence."
~ Thomas Hood
~ 1799-1845
There is something so very special about the early morning, the
serenity, the quiet beauty. This feeling of a fresh new day is palpable
as the mist rises just after sunrise on a beautiful, chilly October
morning at Wehr's Dam, Orefield, Pennsylvania.
The historic dam, awash with the waters of the Jordan Creek, was built in 1904
and is the perfect complement next to Wehr's Covered Bridge, built in 1841.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Let Love Shine ...
give them love, let it shine
all around them."
~ "Bless The Beasts and The Children"
~ 1971
I feel so blessed personally and as a photographer
to have witnessed this tender, precious moment as
this beautiful white-tailed deer doe nuzzles her sweet fawn on an October afternoon on the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Early Morning Postcard ...
"An early morning walk is a blessing
for the whole day."
~ Henry David Thoreau
~ 1817-1862
The words of Thoreau seem to fill the air
just after sunrise on a chilly October morning at the historic Wehr's Covered Bridge, Orefield, Pennsylvania.
The Jordan Creek spills over Wehr's Dam, built in 1904, to flow beneath the covered bridge, creating a picturesque autumn postcard.
Wehr's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in South Whitehall Township.
It is a three span, 117-foot-long Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1841. It has horizontal siding and a gable roof. It crosses the Jordan Creek and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Nostalgic Harvest ...
The sun-dappled porch of Wanamaker's General Store,
Kempton, Pennsylvania says "Wilkum" (welcome) to
customers on an October afternoon.
The quaint Wanamaker's is an authentic, family owned
general store nestled in the heart of
Pennsylvania Dutch country.
Wanamaker's has been welcoming friends, neighbors
and passersby since the late 1800's.
The classic Pennsylvania Dutch Wilkum Home hex sign is
often seen on porches and other entry ways, extending a warm
and friendly welcome.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
On The Delaware ...
"Wrinkles should merely indicate
where smiles have been."
~ Mark Twain
~ 1835-1910
When I saw this man fishing on
the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, New Jersey
on an early September evening, I wondered from his
expression what thoughts and memories were
crossing his mind. The man was fishing near
the historic Northampton Street Bridge,
commonly called The Free Bridge, which spans the
Delaware River between Phillipsburg, New Jersey
and Easton, Pennsylvania. The Free Bridge was completed in 1896
and survived the damage from massive flooding from
Hurricane Diane in 1955. It undersent a thorough
restoration in 1990.
Monday, September 29, 2014
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