The Blue Moon Hops ...

“Blue moon, blue moon, blue moon

Keep shining bright,

Blue moon, keep on shining bright

You’re gonna bring me back my baby tonight,

Blue moon, keep shining bright.

  

I said Blue Moon of Kentucky

keep on shining …”

                                ~ “Blue Moon of Kentucky”

                 ~ recorded by the great Elvis Presley

                                             ~ 1954

The Blue Moon Brewing Company helps keep spirits shining bright at the 10^th annual Blues, Brews & Barbecue in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania June 10, 2017 … a tad before summer but a great way to kick off the season with the sounds of the blues & the taste of brews and barbecue!

I blended a street scene photo I shot at the festival of a Blue Moon beer truck with a Blue Moon I captured shining over Cedar Creek Parkway, Allentown on July 31, 2015.

A Blue Moon is defined as any time there is a second full moon in a calendar month, according to NASA. The next will occur January 2, 2018.

“Blue Moon of Kentucky” is the official Bluegrass song of Kentucky, written by Bill Monroe, “The Father of Bluegrass,” in 1946.

The great Elvis Presley – an artist who occurs “once in a blue moon,” – recorded his fantastic rockabilly version in 1954.

Texture by Jai Johnson added for artistic effect.

Kittatinny Cascade ...

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”

                             ~ William Shakespeare

                                    ~ 1564-1616

Cascading waters along the Kittatinny Ridge, also called Blue Mountain, flow like silk in harmony in late summer, my most favorite of seasons - oh that it would last longer! I shot this long exposure capture on a beautiful August afternoon at Lehigh Gap along the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail).

The Lehigh Gap in Slatington, Pennsylvania, is a crossroads where the Lehigh Gap Nature Center’s trails connect two historic trails – the Appalachian Trail and the D&L Trail.

The Appalachian Trail, a foot path, follows the ridge on both sides of the Lehigh Gap, running 1,245 miles south to Georgia and 930 miles north to Maine. Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.

A Moon Full Of Blues ...

“…Sometimes I wonder what I’m a-gonna do

But there ain’t no cure for the

      summertime blues …”

                   ~ “Summertime Blues”

             ~co-written & recorded by American
                  rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran

    ~ written by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart

                            ~ 1958

 What’s the cure for the summertime blues? The 10^th annual Blues, Brews & Barbecue in downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania June 10, 2017 … a tad before summer but a great way to kick off the season with the sounds of the blues & the taste of brews and barbecue!

I blended a street scene photo I shot at the festival of blues guitarist Albert Castiglia and his band blaring some blazing blues tunes on the PPL (Pennsylvania Power and Light Company) Plaza stage during an evening performance with a full moon I captured  August 18, 2016 in Allentown to create this image.

The drums were continually changing colors during the concert between pink, purple and blue, how cool is that!

Are there blues on the moon? I hope so!

Texture by Jai Johnson added for artistic effect.