Friday, July 18, 2014

The Country Church...


"I like the silent church before the service begins,
better than any preaching."
                                        ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
                                                       1803-1882

I always love photographing country churches such as
Frieden's Evangelical Lutheran Church, which dates
back to 1793. The Sunday afternoon sunlight
streams on the church nestled in rural
Center Valley, Pennsylvania on a summer's day. 

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Chasing Sunset ...

"Life is no brief candle...
it is a sort of splendid torch ...
make it burn as brightly as possible ..."
                               ~ George Bernard Shaw
                                             1856-1950

 A man on his personal watercraft
chases a summer sunset on the golden
waters of the Delaware River near the
historic Northampton Street Bridge 
(commonly called The Free Bridge)
that spans Phillipsburg, New Jersey
and Easton, Pennsylvania.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Splendor In The Spring Video ...


Ella Fitzgerald's "My One And Only Love" sets the jazzy backdrop
for the this celebration of the splendor that is spring showcased in 
my original nature photos. My greatest joy as a photographer is
harmonizing my favorite original photos to music to create
a lingering snapshot of the season.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Bridging Sunset ...


"Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses,
which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus."
          ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson 
                       ~1803-1882

Sunset hues begin to steal across the summer sky over Easton, Pennsylvania as viewed from across the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, New Jersey next to the historic Northampton Street Bridge, commonly called The Free Bridge.

The bridge that spans the states was completed in 1896 and survived damage from massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It underwent a thorough restoration in 1990.

Friday, July 11, 2014

The Monochrome Blues ...


"But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues ..."
                                           ~ "Summertime Blues"
                                                                ~ 1958

The song says there ain't no cure for 
the summertime blues, and there
ain't no cure for monochrome 
Great Blue! This Great Blue Heron
sits for a portrait in high contrast
monochrome on a summer evening at
Trexler Memorial Park, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Close To You ...



"Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me they long to be
close to you."
                    "Close To You"
                            ~ Burt Bacharach & Hal David
                                                   1963


Perhaps these mourning doves were thinking
of the song made popular by the Carpenters as they
shared a spot on the wire on a summer afternoon
in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Monday, July 7, 2014

Summer Yearling ...


Beautiful white-tailed deer yearling strikes a regal pose 
in the park on a summer evening.
I've been blessed to photograph this young buck's 
mama doe and her fawns for two years.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Glittering ...


 "All that glitters is gold."

 
All that glitters is gold in the night sky during the
2014 Fourth of July fireworks set off from
J. Birney Crum Stadium, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Ah, to have fireworks every day!

Thursday, July 3, 2014

At The Twilight's Last Gleaming ...



"Oh say can you see
by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming ..."
                    ~ "The Star Spangled Banner"
                                       ~ Francis Scott Key
                                                       1814

The waning evening sunlight illuminates
The Star Spangled Banner this spring at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY AMERICA!
         

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Here We Come ...


"Here we come ... we're the young generation,
and we've got something to say ..."
                          ~ "Theme from The Monkees"
                                                         ~1966

A whimsical view of two adorable white-tailed deer
fawns as they ran out of the thicket to greet a June
sunset just off the Ironton Rail Trail, North Whitehall
Township, Pennsylvania.

Monday, June 30, 2014

Age Of Innocence ...


Sweet and beautiful white-tailed deer fawn poses 
in a field just off the Ironton Rail Trail, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
at sunset in June.

By The Master's Brush ...


"If I can put one touch of rosy sunset
into the life of any man or woman, 
I shall feel that 
I have worked with God."
                ~ G.K. Chesterton
                                   ~ 1874-1936


God gives a master class in
painting the sky with this
summer sunset in June
at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Runneth Over ...


"I memorize moments that I'm fondest of ...
And so in these moments with sunlight above
My cup runneth over with love ...."
                                ~ "My Cup Runneth Over"
                                               ~ "I Do! I Do!"
                                                                ~1966

Summer streams over the crest of the creek
at one of my favorite spots at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania, bringing to mind the
beautiful words of that song.

This moment was captured in a long exposure, high contrast monochrome shot.
                 


Saturday, June 28, 2014

He's So Fine ...


"He's so fine, wish he were mine ..."
                       ~ "He's So Fine"
                                      ~ The Chiffons,
                                                         1963

It seems this white domestic duck may have been
impressed with the other duck's splashing antics, thinking, 
"He's so fine!" on a June evening at 
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Ah, summer love! 

Sweet Life ...


"We're living such a sweet life
Oh what a neat life, making our
dreams come true ..."
                         "Sweet Life"
                                         ~ Paul Davis
                                                       1978

Adorable mallard ducklings are 
just beginning their sweet life in
June at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Crimson Sunset ...



"Softly drops the crimson sun:
Softly down from overhead,
Drop the bell-notes, one by one,
Melting in the melting red ..."
                          ~"Angelus"
                                 ~ Susan Coolidge
                                                1835-1905

A view of a crimson sunset ablaze on a hot
June evening at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Candle On Wings ...


"If everyone lit just one little candle,
What a bright world it would be!"
                  ~ "One Little Candle"
                                    ~ George Mysels & Joseph Maloy Roach
                                                                                  ~  1952

A white butterfly illuminates in the evening summer
sun at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Regal In Red ...


"In order to see the birds  it is necessary to become
part of the silence."
                                   ~ Robert Lynd
                                                       1879-1949

Portrait of a beautiful North American Cardinal in June
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 
                                                                                     

Into The Woods ...


"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked,
in which you can walk with love and reverence."
                        ~Henry David Thoreau
                                              1817-1862 

The trail takes on a moody beauty on a cloudy evening
in early June at Wehr's Covered Bridge Park,
Orefield, Pennsylvania. 

Feelin Groovy ...

"Let the morning time drop all it's petals on me,
Life I love you, all is groovy ..."
                       "The 59th Street Bridge Song" (Feelin' Groovy)
                               ~Simon and Garfunkel, 1966

This coneflower takes on a groovy mood in June
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Sunday In The Country ...


"Do not let Sunday be taken from you. 
If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes
an orphan."
                        ~ Albert Schweitzer
                                                    1875-1965

I saw this rural scene on an early summer Sunday
afternoon from the Ironton Rail Trail, which loops more than
nine miles through Whitehall Township, the Borough of Coplay and
North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
The corridor was originally home to the
Ironton Railroad 1860-1984.
 

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Scent Of Light ...


"I will love the light for it shows me the way,
yet I will endure the darkness for it 
shows me the stars."
                    ~ Og Mandino
                             1923-1996

The summer sun filters through a beautiful
tiger lily, ablaze like a fiery jewel on a June
evening at Trexler Memorial Park, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Lost In A Daydream ...


"I've been having a sweet dream,
I've been dreaming since I woke
up today ..."
                         "Daydream"
                                    ~ Lovin' Spoonful
                                                     1966

This sweet robin really seemed to be
lost in a daydream on a beautiful June
day at Trexler Memorial Park, 
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Napping ...



I'm not a fan of bats, in fact they scare me. But seeing this
one on a rock this evening at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania, was such an unusual sight
I had to capture it in a photo.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Softly, As In An Evening Sunset ...



"Softly, as in an evenin' sunset
the light that gave you glory
will take it all away" ...

So sang the wonderful Bobby Darin in his version of 
"Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise," from
Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein's
1928 operetta, "The New Moon."

This sunset stole softly into the sky on a hot
June evening at Trexler Memorial Park,
Allentown, Pennsylvania. 
 

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Grazin' In The Grass...

"It sure is mellow grazin' in the grass ...
The sun beaming down between the leaves ...
Everything here is so clear you can see it,
Everything here is so real you can feel it ..."
                          ~ "Grazing In The Grass"
                                         ~ The Friends of Distinction, 1969 

Beautiful white-tailed deer doe seems mellow indeed
as she grazes on a June evening in the park. I've been blessed to 
photograph this doe and her fawns for the past two years. 

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Small Wonder ...


"The magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt
and sits on it; but man will never on his heap of 
mud keep still."
                                ~ Joseph Conrad
                                                      1857-1924

This white butterfly finds a shady spot in the mud
to sip some moisture yesterday at
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Come On Get Happy ...



"Forget your troubles, come on get happy
You better chase all your cares away 
Shout Hallelujah, come on get happy ..."
                      ~ "Get Happy"
                                      ~ Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler, 1930


My candid camera captured this girl jumping for joy
that summer is near on a June evening at 
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Monday, June 16, 2014

I'll Follow The Sun ...


"One day you'll look to see I've gone
For tommorrow may rain,
so I'll follow the sun ..."
                  "I'll Follow The Sun"
                             ~ The Beatles
                                     Lennon & McCartney, 1964

This rock dove (rock pigeon)  is poised to follow
the evening sun in June atop the historic
Wehr's Covered Bridge, Orefield, Pennsylvania. 

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Patriotism ...


"Patriotism! There is magic in the word.
It is bliss to repeat it."
                          ~ Archbishop John Ireland
                                              1838-1918

The American flag waves proudly in the
evening sun in May at 
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.