Vagabond October ...

“There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir: We must rise and follow her, When from every hill of flame She calls, and calls each vagabond by name.”

         ~ “A Vagabond Song”

         ~ William Bliss Carman

        ~ Canadian poet laureate

          ~ 1861 ~ 1929

 

Late October paints its colorful beauty on an autumn afternoon along the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail).

 

I captured this shot this after setting out from the Cementon Trailhead of the D&L Trail in Cementon, Pennsylvania, part of the Asher F. Boyer Eagle Trail section of the D&L.

 

Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.

 

Love One Another ...

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

    ~ John 15:12

    ~ The Holy Bible

    ~ King James Version

“Love One Another” is proclaimed on a banner in front of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Belvidere, New Jersey, on a beautiful mid-October afternoon.

A Delaware River Town, Belvidere, one of my very favorite places, was established April 7, 1845 and is a charming Victorian town located on the banks of the Pequest and Delaware Rivers. The town’s name means “beautiful to see” in Italian.

 

Stopping By October ...

“October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month.”
        ~ Henry Ward Beecher

              ~ 1813 ~ 1887

A stop sign marking the River Drive Trailhead of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail), in Laurys Station, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, seemingly beckons you to stop and take in autumn’s beauty on a late October afternoon.

 

I captured this shot this after setting out from the Cementon Trailhead of the D&L Trail in Cementon, Pennsylvania. These sections of the trail are part of the Asher F. Boyer Eagle Trail section of the D&L.

Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.