Snow Painted Boughs...

“Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.”

                ~ Andy Goldsworthy, OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)

                          ~ born 1956 

  British sculptor, photographer

                         & environmentalist 
I shot this evergreen with snow painted boughs on the upper plateau of Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania in mid-March, but it reminded me of the trees seen in Christmas Town in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, my most favorite of childhood Christmas specials ... and it still is!

Nostalgic Change ...

“I love the nostalgic myself. I hope we never lose some of the things of the past.”

                  ~ Walt Disney

                     ~ 1901-1966

My vintage Uncle Sam’s 3 Coin Register Bank is displayed on a swing among the autumn leaves on a beautiful late November afternoon at the Bethlehem Rose Garden, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

This bank was my Dad’s when he was a child, and it eventually became my bank when I was kid, and I love it (I hope he doesn’t want it back now!)

First made in 1907, the Uncle Sam’s 3 Coin Register Banks made their way to many kids and adults from the 1920s-1970s. Once you deposit more than 25 cents into its cash register-shaped slot and pull the lever, the money is locked in and only opens in the front when it reaches $10 and the numbers turn over and read 00.00.

I presented the image in sepia to enhance the nostalgic feel.

Just Me And My Apple ...

“One touch of nature 

            makes the whole world kin.”

             ~ William Shakespeare

                         ~ 1564-1616

My favorite white-tailed deer doe pauses from eating her apple in the snow before happily finishing it on a winter’s evening in the park.

I’ve been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns since 2012, and it’s a true joy to me personally and as a photographer.