The Fruits Of Summer ...

“If you are not filled with overflowing love, compassion and goodwill for all creatures living wild in nature, you will never know true happiness.”

               ~ Paul Oxton

                 ~ founder & director of 

                Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation

My favorite white-tailed deer doe enjoys an apple in early July, painting a sweet sight as sunset draws near in the park in summer, my most favorite of seasons.

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.

 

 

A Flare For Leaser Lake ...

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine ~ & shadows will fall behind you.”

                         ~ Walt Whitman

                          ~ 1819-1892

The golden hour certainly has a flare for Leaser Lake as kayakers at left blend into the silhouetted beauty and sunflares on the lake in summer, my most favorite of seasons, while a gorgeous late August sunset colors the lake with golden hues in the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania.

Leaser Lake’s namesake is Frederick Leaser, an American patriot who in September 1777 with his farm team hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion Reformed Church for protection during the Revolutionary War. His homestead is located one mile north of the lake.

Leaser Lake was built by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for water-oriented recreation and opened for public use in 1971. Lehigh County leases this area from the state and operates and maintains the park. The land north of the lake was purchased by the county in the early 1970s. It is entirely wooded and is used for nature study and as an addition to the State Game Lands No. 217.