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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
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!
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
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.
Monday, August 18, 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.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Ford Every Stream ...
"Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream ...
Till you find your dream."
~ "Climb Every Mountain"
~ "The Sound of Music"
~ Rodgers & Hammerstein, 1959
Even the family dog seems to enjoy the summer morning ride to
Ford the Jordan Creek at Trexler Nature Preserve,
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
For more than 50 years kids and kids at heart have
enjoyed driving through the creek.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Sweet Memories ...
"Memories, pressed between the pages of my mind,
Memories, sweetened through the ages just like wine ...
Laughing eyes and simple ways
And quiet nights and gentle days with you.
Memories, memories, sweet memories."
~ "Memories"
~ recorded by the great
Elvis Presley, 1968
Geiger's Covered Bridge evokes sweet nostalgia on a summer morning
in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. The bridge is a 112-foot-long
Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1860. It has vertical plank siding and an
entry portal of stepped square planks. It crosses the Jordan Creek and
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The bridge can be accessed from The Covered Bridge Trail
at the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
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.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Thursday, August 7, 2014
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, August 4, 2014
Eye Of The Papillon ...
"Life is like a butterfly, you can chase it,
or you can let it come to you."
~ Ruth Brown
Though he has an intent gaze and orange and black coloring, this is not a tiger, but an Eastern Comma Butterfly.
This beautiful papillon pauses at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania on a summer evening before once again taking flight.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Once Upon The Long Ago ...
"Some days in late August at home are like this,
the air thin and eager like this,
with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar..."
~ William Faulkner
~1897-1962
~ Southern American author
& Nobel Prize Laureate
"The Sound and The Fury"
~ 1929
A high contrast monochrome and painterly view of the Lehigh Valley on a summer evening from one of the beautiful summits at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
the air thin and eager like this,
with something in it sad and nostalgic and familiar..."
~ William Faulkner
~1897-1962
~ Southern American author
& Nobel Prize Laureate
"The Sound and The Fury"
~ 1929
A high contrast monochrome and painterly view of the Lehigh Valley on a summer evening from one of the beautiful summits at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
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.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
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.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Sunday, July 20, 2014
They Call Me Tangerine ...
"Yes, she has them all on the run,
but her heart belongs to just one
Her heart belongs to Tangerine ..."
~ "Tangerine"
~ Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer
1941
With beautiful tangerine colored wings, an Eastern Comma Butterfly
rests on a summer day on a bench in Garett D. Wall Park,
Belvidere, New Jersey, a charming and historic town on the
banks of the Pequest and Delaware Rivers.
Friday, July 18, 2014
The Country Church...
"I like the silent church before the service begins,
better than any preaching."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882
I always love photographing country churches such as
Frieden's Evangelical Lutheran Church, which dates
back to 1793. The Sunday afternoon sunlight
streams on the church nestled in rural
Center Valley, Pennsylvania on a summer's day.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Chasing Sunset ...
"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.
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.
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