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Monday, March 9, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
The Frosting ...
"Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
~ 1803-1882
In the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge, a frosted, frozen
and snow covered Leaser Lake glistens with winter's artistry.
I really enjoyed being able to actually walk on the lake and take photos!
The lake in New Tripoli, Pennsylvania is named for 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.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015
Chasing The Turtle Drum ...
"Dance along the silver sands and beat the turtle drum,
that youth may last forever, and sorrow never come."
~ "Beat The Turtle Drum"
~ Constance C. Greene
~ 1994
Simple childhood joy paints the faces of children
anticipating a vehicle fording the Jordan Creek
at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
on a summer's day.
For more than 50 years kids and kids at heart have enjoyed
driving through the creek - and watching too!
Monday, February 16, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015
Sweet Taste of Summer Video ...
Tony Bennett's "Candy Kisses" sets the tone for this celebration of summer 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.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Maybe It's Maybellene ...
"Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
...The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill."
~ "Maybellene"
~ 1955
Maybe it's Maybellene casting a flirty glance
as a summer day reflects in the eye of this
Volkswagen Beetle near a trail in
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania!
The Chuck Berry song "Maybellene" was adapted from the
traditional fiddle tune "Ida Red" that tells the story of a
hot rod race and a broken romance. It is considered one of
the pioneering rock and roll singles.
The great Elvis Presley sang it live on "Louisiana Hayride" on
August 20, 1955.
Monday, February 2, 2015
True Love ...
"For you and I have a guardian angel
On high with nothing to do
But to give to you and to give to me
Love forever true."
~ "True Love"
~ Cole Porter, 1956
North American male and female cardinal find true love
together a few weeks before Valentine's Day at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Bridge Over Frosted Water ...
if there were no winter in our year!"
~ Thomas Wentworth Higginson
~ 1823-1911
from "April Days"
~ 1861
The historic Geiger's Covered Bridge crosses the frosted waters
of the Jordan Creek, painting a scene of quiet beauty just before a winter sunset.
Geiger’s Covered Bridge is an historic wooden covered
bridge in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. It 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. It can be accessed from The
Covered Bridge Trail of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Retro Valentine ...
"Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
falling in love with you."
~ "Can't Help Falling In Love"
~ from Elvis Presley's 1961 movie "Blue Hawaii"
You can almost hear a nearby jukebox playing
the great Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love"
as you and your sweetie share a shake with two straws
in this Retro Valentine.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Night At The Roxy ...
"The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts,
but is also the return of art to life."
~ Oscar Wilde
~ 1854-1900
The neon lights of the historically cool Roxy Theatre
light up a winter night on Main Street, Northampton, Pennsylvania.
The Roxy originally opened in 1921 as the Lyric. This theatre was renovated
in 1933 in the tremendously popular art deco style - and renamed
The Roxy after the famous New York City theatre and it's namesake
showman Samuel "Roxy" Rothapfel. Today, as the city's only commercial
theatre, "The Roxy continues to be the greatest show in town," presenting
both Hollywood favorites and live entertainment. It features a seven rank
Wurlitzer pipe organ.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Fording The Jordan ...
"Never give up, for that is just the place and time
that the tide will turn."
~ Harriet Beecher Stowe
~ 1811-1896
Visitors to the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania ford the Jordan Creek just before sunset in December.
For more than 50 years kids and kids at heart have enjoyed driving through the creek.
Tuesday, January 6, 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.
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Christmastime In The City ...
“Silver bells, silver
bells
It’s
Christmas time in the city ….”
"Silver Bells"
"Silver Bells"
~ composed by Jay
Livingston & Ray Evans
1950
The spirit of Christmas illuminates on the iconic PPL building this
December in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The PPL Building, formerly the Pennsylvania Power and Light
Building,
is a 24-story, art deco/art moderne skyscraper at Ninth and
Hamilton Streets.
It is the tallest building in Allentown and the second tallest
in the Lehigh Valley, and serves as the headquarters for the electric utility,
PPL.
The building is often uniquely illuminated at night,
especially during
the Christmas season. During the 1960s, PPL supported the
local United Fund community drive program by using the building’s brightly lit
windows at night
To spell out the abbreviation “U.F.” to remind area
residents to contribute to the fund drive.
The PPL building was built from 1926-1928. The building was
designed by architect and skyscraper pioneer Harvey Wiley Corbett, who would
later have a hand in designing New York’s Rockefeller Center, and was
supervised by his assistant, Wallace Harrison, who would later design Lincoln
Center, La Guardia Airport, and the United Nations Headquarters Building. The
building has exterior features bas reliefs by Alexander Archipenko. In 1930,
the PPL building was named “the best example of a modern office building” by
Encyclopedia Britannica, and also featured the world’s fastest elevator.
Monday, December 15, 2014
Stardust Christmas ...
"A Christmas Carol" illuminates the marquee of the historic
Nineteenth Street Theatre on a December night.
The Nineteenth Street/Civic Theatre is an historic
community center that hosts theatre, arts education
and film. It is the oldest cinema in Allentown, Pennsylvania,
opening September 17, 1928. In July 1957, the property was
purchased by Allentown's Civic Little Theatre. It is located
in the heart of the quaint West End Theatre District.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
A Child's Dream of Winter ...
"When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season,
I'll know I'm growing old."
~ Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson
1912-2007
This brightly colored sled left behind by a child
shines like a beam of happiness after this season's
first significant snowfall on a November evening
at Trexler Memorial Park, Alletown, Pennsylvania,
a reminder to always see the season's first snowfall
with childlike wonder.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
A Side Of Sugar ...
"Besides the autumn poets sing,
A a few prosaic days,
A little this side of the snow,
And that side of the haze ..."
~ Emily Dickinson
~1830-1886
A sprinkling of this season's first sugar like snowfall remains on the ground, enhancing the beauty of a Kwanzan Cherry Tree.
On this November day these Japanese flowering cherry trees are dressed in their autumn finery as they line North Ott Street near Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
There are 46 Japanese flowering cherry trees in the vicinity. The original trees date to the late 1950s or early 1960s.
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