“As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing …”
~ John Muir
~1838-1914
The cold winter waters of the Monocacy Creek spill over Monocacy Falls in a cascading dance on a beautiful February afternoon at Monocacy Park, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, three days after the region was blanketed with 27.3 inches of snow.
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.”
~ George Sand
~ pseudonym of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, French novelist & memoirist
~ 1804-1876
Bathed in the late afternoon sun of a November day, a white-tailed deer fawn sweetly nuzzles its mama doe along the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
~ ee cummings
~ 1894 - 1962
I spotted this painted rock in the shape of a heart along the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania, in late January ~ the heart of winter ~ just three weeks before Valentine’s Day.This painted rock is likely part of the The Kindness Rocks Project, which was founded by Megan Murphy of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, who wanted to spread encouraging messages to strangers by writing them on rocks she found on the beach. The practice spread and launched similar projects across the United States.
The grassroots project encourages people to leave rocks painted with inspiring messages along the path of life. People are encouraged to take one, share one or add to the pile. You can see just how much impact she’s made when looking up #TheKindnessRocksProject. Learn more about how to join the movement at http://thekindnessrocksproject.com.
“I fell in love with the process of taking pictures, with wandering around finding things. To me it feels like a kind of performance. The picture is a document of that performance.”
~Alec Soth
~ born 1969
~American photographer
based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Flying Egg sign stands out in the course of the cool and historic streetscape that is Main Street in historic downtown Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in this infrared capture I shot on a late November afternoon.
The Flying Egg, a self-described “Boutique diner in the heart of Bethlehem,” is a casual-chic, white-brick eatery offering an all-day breakfast menu alongside brunch.
~ Garry Winogrand
~1928-1984
~American street photographer from the Bronx, New York, known for his portrayal of U.S. life and its social issues, in the mid-20th century. Though he photographed in California, Texas and elsewhere, Winogrand was essentially a New York photographer.
I captured this shot, presented in infrared, showcasing the Monocacy Creek meandering through a portion of the Colonial Industrial Quarter, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on a late November afternoon from my vantage point standing on the Broad Street Bridge on the city’s north side. A car drives past the Conestoga Condominiums on Conestoga Street at right. The Hill to Hill Bridge can be seen in the distance at right, and the church steeples and rooftops that dot Southside Bethlehem are in the distant vista.
The Colonial Industrial Quarter is considered America’s earliest industrial park. Established by the colonial Moravians along the banks of the Monocacy Creek, the ten-acre site contains historic buildings such as the 1762 Waterworks – a National Historic Landmark – 1761 Tannery, 1869 Luckenbach Mill, 1748/1834 Gristmiller’s House, reconstructed 1764 Springhouse and 1750 Smithy, as well as ruins of the original 1749 Pottery, 1752 Butchery, 1765 Oil Mill and 1771 Dye House. This location was chosen to take advantage of a spring that supplied potable water and the power supplied by the Monocacy Creek’s flow for the craftsmen and trades of early Bethlehem.
The Colonial Industrial Quarter is part of the Historic Moravian Bethlehem Historic District which was designated as a National Historic Landmark District in 2012 and later named to the U.S. Tentative List in 2016 for nomination to the World Heritage List. It is also known as the location of several annual events and festivals including the Historic Turkey Trot 5K, Musikfest and Celtic Classic.
The Broad Street Bridge is a concrete arch bridge over Monocacy Creek on Broad Street. Open to traffic, it is a closed-spandrel arch bridge built in 1909.
The Hill to Hill Bridge is a road crossing of the Lehigh River linking the south and north sides of Bethlehem. Completed in 1924, the bridge carries Pennsylvania Route 378 from Wyandotte Street on the city’s south side to a series of ramps and viaducts on the north side. It replaced a two-lane covered bridge and eliminated several grade crossings of three railroads on the two banks of the Lehigh River. It is located in the Central Bethlehem Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, with a Boundary Increase in 1988.
