“An optimist is someone who figures that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s the bluebird of happiness.”
~ Robert Brault
~ Freelance writer who has contributed to magazines & newspapers in the United States
for over 50 years
Muscovy ducks drink in the beauty of an early November afternoon atop Monocacy Falls before its waters spill into Monocacy Creek on an autumn day at Monocacy Park, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
“The birds sing each morning as they know they have another day to live. Life and mornings are a gift. Learn to enjoy them as the birds do.”
~ Unknown
A male Belted Kingfisher ~ the first I’ve ever photographed ~ keeps an eye on the pond on a beautiful late November morning at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.”
~ George Sand
~ pseudonym of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, French novelist & memoirist
~ 1804 ~1876
The love locks left by visitors as a symbol of their love line the bridge spanning the rushing autumn waters of the Monocacy Creek on a mid-November afternoon at Monocacy Park, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The Pont des Arts is the most famous for being the Lock Bridge in Paris, France. Visitors to the bridge attach personalized padlocks to its railing and throw the keys away in the Seine River.
A love lock or love padlock is a padlock that sweethearts lock to a bridge, fence, gate, monument or similar public fixture to symbolize their love. Typically the sweethearts’ names or initials, and perhaps the date, are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away (often into a nearby river) to symbolize unbreakable love.
Since the 2000s, love locks have proliferated at an increasing number of locations worldwide. They are treated by some municipal authorities as litter or vandalism, and there is some cost to their removal. However, there are other authorities who embrace them, and who use them as fundraising projects or tourist attractions.
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.”
~ Al Hirschfeld
~American caricaturist best known for his black & white portraits of celebrities & Broadway stars
~ 1903 ~ 2003
Crayola crayons spill out of their box from the roof of the Crayola Experience on an early November afternoon in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania. I shot this view of the back of the building, whose front faces Centre Square.The Crayola Experience is a roomy, crayon-centric warehouse with colorful kid-friendly activities, events, a cafe & a store.
Crayola LLC, formerly Binney & Smith (1885-2007), is an American handicraft company, specializing in artists’ supplies. It is known for its brand Crayola and best known for its crayons. The company is based in Forks Township, adjacent to Easton.
