Thursday, April 25, 2019

One Fine Spring Day ...


“Spring has returned. The earth is like a child that knows poems.”
                    ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
                      ~ 1875-1926
A little boy takes in the beauty of one fine spring day on a late May afternoon while perched in front of a tree at one of the highest elevations of Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

Monday, April 22, 2019

a winter's tale video ...


“A Winter’s Tale” is told through my original photos set to the swingin’ sound of the wonderful Bobby Darin’s “Call Me Irresponsible” in this showcase of winter’s beauty.

My greatest joy as a photographer is harmonizing my favorite original photos to music to create a lasting snapshot of the season. Enjoy! …

Also on my You Tube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm-tx1Jtmvo

Prints, Gifts and Décor of images available on my Fine Art America site, http://tami-quigley.pixels.com.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Running Where The Bluebells Bloom ...


“A fine and subtle spirit dwells
In every little flower,
Each one its own sweet feeling breathes
With more or less of power.
There is a silent eloquence
In every wild bluebell
That fills my softened heart with bliss
That words could never tell …

But when I looked upon the bank
My wandering glances fell
Upon a little trembling flower,
A single sweet bluebell …

O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers,

Those sunny days of merriment
When heart and soul were free,
And when I dwelt with kindred hearts
That loved and cared for me …”
        ~ “The Bluebell”
             ~Anne Bronte
               ~ 1820-1849
       
This little girl holds a single sweet bluebell as she runs through the beguiling bluebells blooming in early April near the banks of the Swabia Creek at Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum, Alburtis, Pennsylvania in this candid capture.

The blooming of the multitude of Lock Ridge bluebells – also called grape hyacinth – is a clarion call of spring in the Lehigh Valley, drawing many people to photograph and glimpse their beauty in the span of the few weeks they bloom.

Lock Ridge Park is a park built around an historic iron ore blast furnace just outside Alburtis, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley. The park preserves portions of the former Lock Ridge Iron Works, which dates back to 1868. The 59-acre park was opened in August 1976.