Call Waiting ...

You never know what  you'll see on the trail!
This man's parrot waits for him to pay attention to him
instead of the phone in this candid shot taken recently
at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Grand Old Flag...

"You're the emblem of the land I love,
the home of the free and the brave ..."
                           ~ "You're A Grand Old Flag,"  ~ George M. Cohan

Old Glory waves proudly in the wind in the May breeze
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.  

With honor and gratitude on Memorial Day to those members of 
the armed forces who died serving our great country. 

Wishes, Hopes and Dreams...

Wishes, hopes and dreams is what came to my mind
when I saw these adorable goslings posing recently
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. 

The Lone Wild Bird ...

The only snow goose I've seen this year at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania
poses on an April day.

They Call Me Mr. Chippy ...

This cute chimpmunk enjoys a sunny April day at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Do Be Do Be Do ...

 

"Do Be Do Be Do ..."
                     ~ Frank Sinatra

This bee was so covered in pollen it was probably ready
to sing on an April day at Trexler Memorial Park, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Love In The Wings ...

Precious Canadian geese goslings nestle in the wings of their
mama on the day before Mother's Day 2014 at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Dreamer Of Dreams ...

"We are the music makers,
and we are the
dreamers of dreams ..."
             ~ Arthur O'Shaughnessy
                         (1844-1881)

A dream like view of a beautiful magnolia bud
on an April day at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Angels Of The Morning ...

"Ballet in the air ...
twin butterflies until, twice white
They meet, they mate."
                        ~ Matsuo Basho, 1644-1694
                                 Japanese Haiku 

Mating white butterflies on an April morning at 
Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Cherry Sundae ...

 

"Slow down it's Sunday ..."
                           ~ "Sunday In New York"

 Who needs a sundae with a Sunday view as sweet as these
Kwanzan Cherry Trees lining North Ott Street near
Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania
in May.

There are 46 Japanese Flowering Cherry Trees in the
vicinity. The original trees date to the late 1950s
or early 1960s.

As Bobby Darin sang, "Slow down it's Sunday!"

Good Morning, Robin Hood Dell

"For in the dew of little things
the heart finds morning 
and is refreshed."
                          ~ Kahlil Gibran

A beautiful April morning at Robin Hood Dell, Lehigh Parkway,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Traces Of Time ...

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of 
Time like dew on the tip of a leaf."
           ~ Rabindranath Tagore

Spending time this March in the charming, Victorian town of
Belvidere, New Jersey, located on the banks of
the Pequest and Delaware Rivers. 

Carpe Diem!

Carpe Diem!

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe seems to seize the day
as she enthusiastically crunches on an apple
in the park on an April evening. 

With A Song In My Heart ...

"...I always knew I would live life through
with a song in my heart for you."
                          ~ "With A Song In My Heart"
                                       from the Rodgers & Hart
                                  1929 musical "Spring Is Here"

Sweet robin today at 
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Pixie Dusted ...

"All you need is faith, trust and a little pixie dust."
                               ~ Peter Pan

April seems to have sprinkled pixie dust on a magnolia tree flower 
in Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania in this artistic view, bringing to mind the words of Peter Pan!

Solitude In Bloom ...

"In order to understand the world one must
turn away from it occassionally."
                                            ~ Albert Camus

A man walks alone in front of a flowering weeping willow tree

 amid the spring beauty of Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania 
on an April day. At left is Muhlenberg College. 

Butterfly Kisses ...

"Love is like a butterfly. It settles upon you when you least expect it."
                                                                     ~ Author Unknown

A pair of mating white butterflies on an April morning last week
at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Love, Sweet Love ...

"What the world needs now
is love, sweet love ..."
                      ~ "What The World Needs Now Is Love"
                                       ~ Burt Bacharach & Hal David, 1965

The pose of this beautiful white-tailed deer doe and her fawn last
evening in the park reminded me of the wonderful song composed by
Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David in 1965.  

Spring ...To Life

"...With the first faint scent of spring, I remember life exists ..."
               ~ John Geddes, "A Familiar Rain"

Beautiful Mourning Cloak Butterfly enjoys an
April afternoon this week at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. They are often one of the first butterflies seen in the spring.

You Fill Up My Senses ...

"You fill up my senses,
like a night in the forest
like the mountains in springtime
like a walk in the rain ..."
          "Annie's Song"
                     ~ John Denver, 1974

A magnolia blossom fills the senses with beauty
on an April day at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Stirring ...

"Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms
without the aid of the seasons."
                                                               ~ Kahlil Gibran

I love magnolia trees, and this breaking bud shows spring was stirring 
this weekend at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Happiness On Wings ...

"Now think of the happiest things. 
It's the same as having wings."
                              ~ Peter Pan

When I saw this cute black-capped chickadee on an April afternoon in Trexler Memorial Park, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania, it reminded me
of this sweet and happy quote of Peter Pan. 

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. 

Light Rush ...

"Wherever there is light, one can photograph."
                                ~ Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946)

Sunlight dances on the rushing waters of early spring
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Out Here On My Own ...

"Always reaching
For that rising star
To guide me far
And shine me home
Out here on my own."
                ~ "Out Here On My Own"
                              from the 1980 musical film "Fame"

 Canada goose in the windswept waves on a chilly April day
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The Awakening ...

"When one flower blooms spring awakens everywhere ..."
                                     ~John O'Donohue 
                                                       Irish poet & philosopher
                                                                    (1956-2008)

 Daffodil, Jonquil, Narcissus ... whatever name you choose,
this breaking bud says spring is awakening this weekend at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Sweet April ...

Sweet white-tailed deer doe and her fawn on 
an April evening in the park this week.

Palettes ...

"Life is beautiful. Life is short. Live every day as if it were your last.
No regrets. Paint the sky your favorite color." ~ Author Unknown

Palettes of color sweep the sky in a winter sunset at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Winter Canvas Video

A  winter celebration set to Steve Tyrell's jazzy  "I've Got The World On A String"