Monday, June 13, 2016

Baby's Range Of View ...


"Until one has loved an animal,
a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
                        ~ Anatole France
                                     ~ 1844-1924
 
What a sweet baby bison, and the first I’ve ever photographed!



Beautiful female American Bison calf eyes the range as she enjoys a lazy June afternoon at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, where bison live as a herd on the hillsides of the 1,100-acre preserve’s Central Range.



I captured this shot two weeks after the calf’s birth, and her mother stood closeby.


When the late General Harry C. Trexler established the preserve in the early 1900s, he did it to save the American bison, elk and white-tailed deer from extinction and assure the species’ survival. 

A conservationist along the lines of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, General Trexler understood the importance of nature and preserving wildlife in its natural habitat.

A successful businessman who amassed a fortune in the timber and cement industries and founded the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, General Trexler began purchasing small farms in the low hills of Lehigh County in 1906. By 1913, he had transported eight bison and 20 Virginia white-tailed deer to the preserve. The elk followed soon after.

When General Trexler died in 1933, he bequeathed the property to the residents of Lehigh County. Today, the Trexler Nature Preserve is open to the public for passive recreation and nature watching.

The American Bison was recently designated the first national mammal of the United States. The majestic bison joins the bald eagle as a national symbol.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Baby's Home On The Range ...



"The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak,
so we must and we will ..."
                        ~ Theodore Roosevelt
                                 ~ 1858-1919
                ~Naturalist & Conservationist 
                      ~ 26th President 
           of the United States of America
                          ~ 1901-1909 

What a sweet baby bison, and the first I've ever
photographed!


Beautiful female American Bison calf enjoys a lazy June afternoon at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, where bison live as a herd on the hillsides of the 1,100-acre preserve’s Central Range.

I captured this shot two weeks after the calf's birth, and her mother stood closeby.

When the late General Harry C. Trexler established the preserve in the early 1900s, he did it to save the American bison, elk and white-tailed deer from extinction and assure the species’ survival. 

A conservationist along the lines of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, General Trexler understood the importance of nature and preserving wildlife in its natural habitat.

A successful businessman who amassed a fortune in the timber and cement industries and founded the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, General Trexler began purchasing small farms in the low hills of Lehigh County in 1906. By 1913, he had transported eight bison and 20 Virginia white-tailed deer to the preserve. The elk followed soon after.

When General Trexler died in 1933, he bequeathed the property to the residents of Lehigh County. Today, the Trexler Nature Preserve is open to the public for passive recreation and nature watching.

The American Bison was recently designated the first national mammal of the United States. The majestic bison joins the bald eagle as a national symbol.

  

Monday, June 6, 2016

Art Without Borders ...



"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better."
                       ~ Andre Gide
                              ~ 1869-1951

The sky's the limit for creativity at the 30th annual Mayfair Festival of the Arts, held each Memorial Day weekend in Allentown, Pennsylvania since 1986.

This is my creative spin on one of the Mayfair signs at the art and music festival site this year at The Allentown Fairgrounds. 

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Fording A Spring Morn ...


"Joy comes in the morning."
                            ~ Psalm 30:5

God's creation renders a soft spring morning
at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania as an adorable dog splashes at the ford of the Jordan Creek.

This serene image paints why this is one of my
very favorite places to be and to photograph,
and radiates the words of Psalm 30:5, "Joy comes in the morning."

 

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Plein Air Printemps ...



"Art is the stored honey
of the human soul."
                     ~ Theodore Dreiser
                                     ~ 1871-1945

Plein Air painter catches the nature of a sweet
spring - printemps - evening on canvas
at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania in a candid image I captured
this May.   

Monday, May 23, 2016

April On The Delaware ...



"Roaring dreams take place in a 
perfectly silent mind.
Now that we know this,
throw the raft away."
                     ~ Jack Kerouac
                           ~ 1922-1969  


Whether your mind is harkening back to bygone Aprils or racing with hopes for the future, April on the Delaware River is a beautiful place to dream.

Whether you’re cruising in a speedboat or fishing – with your dog as first mate – on a small craft shaded by a green umbrella, sailing the river that straddles New Jersey and Pennsylvania offers a glorious vista.

It’s also a spectacular view from the Riverton-Belvidere Toll Supported Bridge, my vantage point when capturing this shot on a day teeming with the best of spring’s sun and warmth.

The bridge, which opened in 1904, links Belvidere, New Jersey and Riverton, Pennsylvania.

Belvidere, one of my very favorite places, is a charming Victorian town located on the banks of the Pequest and Delaware Rivers.








 

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Sunset Snuggle ...



"Study nature, love nature,
stay close to nature.
It will never fail you."
                    ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
                                 ~ 1867-1959

The light of an April sunset wraps softly
around these precious goslings as the
baby Canadian Geese snuggle at 
Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.   
 

Monday, May 16, 2016

On The Sidewalks Of New York ...



"East Side, West Side, all around the town ...
We tripped the light fantastic on
the sidewalks of New York."
               ~ "The Sidewalks of New York"
                ~ James W. Blake, lyricist,
                  Charles B. Lawlor, composer
                                 ~ 1894
~ This wonderful Tin Pan Alley tune
was a popular song about New York City
in the 1890s.

This painterly pigeon steps spritely
in spring on an April day on the 
sidewalks of New York City.