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"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them." John Fitzgerald Kennedy ~ 1917-1963 35th President of the United States of America ~ 1960-1963
and U.S. Navy Veteran With deep gratitude and admiration to our nation's veterans. By your bravery and courage, we remain the land of the free! Old Glory waves proudly in chilly, whipping November winds at Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania.
Leaser Lake's namesake is Frederick Leaser, who in September 1777 with his farm team hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion Reformed Church. His homestead is located one mile north of the lake.
"I thought if I could touch this place or feel it This brokenness inside me might start healing Out here it's like I'm someone else I thought that maybe I could find myself ... Won't take nothing but a memory." ~ "The House That Built Me" ~ Allen Shamblin & Tom Douglas 2010 ~performed by Miranda Lambert
Wisps of memories seem to dance around the window inside Bogert's Covered Bridge on a September day, such as "Tess & Eric 4Ever" etched to the right of the window.
This beautiful, historic bridge has listened to their story and countless others over the course of centuries.
The bridge spans 145 feet over the Little Lehigh Creek in Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built in 1841, it's history traces back to the mid-1700s when the Bogert family moved into a log cabin next to the future site of the bridge. It is the oldest covered bridge in Lehigh County and among the oldest in the country. It is open only to pedestrian and bicycle traffic, as well as the occasional rider on horseback.
Bogert's Bridge is a wooden Burr Truss bridge with vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
"Once upon a time, the world was sweeter than we knew ... But somehow once upon a time never comes again." ~ "Once Upon A Time" ~ Charles Strouse & Lee Adams from the 1962 musical "All American" Harkening back to a simpler, sweeter time, a beautiful October morning frames the historic beauty of Rex's Covered Bridge, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. Though diminutive in size, it's well traveled in this picturesque rural area where it crosses the Jordan Creek. Rex's is a wooden, 150-foot-long Burr Truss bridge constructed in 1858. It has narrow horizontal siding and a gable roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
"The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools." ~ Henry Beston ~ 1888-1968 Chilly November winds whip the waters this weekend at Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, but that doesn't detract from the beauty of this autumn day at the lake in the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge. Leaser Lake's namesake is Frederick Leaser, who in September 1777 with his farm team hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion Reformed Church. His homestead is located one mile north of the lake.
Sweet white-tailed deer doe nurses her fawn, now a button buck, on an October evening in the park. Of all the deer photos I've snapped, this is the first time I've witnessed nursing. I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for two and a half years, and it's a joy to me personally and as a photographer !
"I saw old autumn in the misty morn stand, shadowless like silence, listening to silence." ~ Thomas Hood ~ 1799-1845
There is something so very special about the early morning, the serenity, the quiet beauty. This feeling of a fresh new day is palpable as the mist rises just after sunrise on a beautiful, chilly October morning at Wehr's Dam, Orefield, Pennsylvania.
The historic dam, awash with the waters of the Jordan Creek, was built in 1904 and is the perfect complement next to Wehr's Covered Bridge, built in 1841.
"Bless the beasts and the children ... give them love, let it shine all around them." ~ "Bless The Beasts and The Children" ~ 1971 I feel so blessed personally and as a photographer to have witnessed this tender, precious moment as this beautiful white-tailed deer doe nuzzles her sweet fawn on an October afternoon on the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
"An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day." ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ 1817-1862 The words of Thoreau seem to fill the air just after sunrise on a chilly October morning at the historic Wehr's Covered Bridge, Orefield, Pennsylvania.
The Jordan Creek spills over Wehr's Dam, built in 1904, to flow beneath the covered bridge, creating a picturesque autumn postcard. Wehr's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in South Whitehall Township. It is a three span, 117-foot-long Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1841. It has horizontal siding and a gable roof. It crosses the Jordan Creek and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
"There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky." ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley ~ 1792-1822
I love Indian Summer and its harmony of warmth and crispness. On this warm October evening, God paints the sky with a lustrous sunset at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Beautiful white-tailed deer doe shares a tender moment with her button buck on an October evening in the park. I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for two and a half years, and it's truly a joy to me personally and as a photographer!
Regal Red-Tailed Hawk surveys the landscape from a high perch on an October morning at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania. This bird of prey is the most common hawk in North America.
"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit." ~ Khalil Gibran ~ 1883-1931 I saw these X's and O's - symbols of hugs and kisses - etched on a tree on an autumn afternoon at Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pennsylvania, just in time for Sweetest Day!
"If you tame me, it would be as if the sun came to shine on my life." ~ "The Little Prince" ~ 1943 Antoine de Saint-Exupery ~ 1900-1944 Beautiful red fox pup peers out from behind the high grass on an October evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"All good things are wild and free." ~ Henry David Thoreau ~ 1817-1862 A wild, free and beautiful red fox pup peers out into an October evening at Trexler Memorial Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." ~ Mark Twain ~ 1835-1910
When I saw this man fishing on the Delaware River in Phillipsburg, New Jersey on an early September evening, I wondered from his expression what thoughts and memories were crossing his mind. The man was fishing near the historic Northampton Street Bridge, commonly called The Free Bridge, which spans the Delaware River between Phillipsburg, New Jersey and Easton, Pennsylvania. The Free Bridge was completed in 1896 and survived the damage from massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It undersent a thorough restoration in 1990.
"Your kisses take me to Shangri-la ... A land of bluebirds and fountains ... For anywhere you are is Shangri-La." ~ "Shangri-La" ~ Carl Sigman, Matty Malneck and Robert Maxwell 1946
With the Jordan Creek gently flowing under a sparkling September sun, it seems like Shangri-La on a late summer afternoon at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. The historic Schlicher Covered Bridge is in the background. It is a wooden, 108-foot-long Burr Truss Bridge constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It recently reopened after needed restorations.
"The summer knows ... one last caress it's time to dress for fall ..." ~ "The Summer Knows," Theme from "Summer of '42" ~ Michael Legrand, 1971 Bright pails, a melancholy mood ... A few autumn leaves scatter around pails left behind by children catching tadpoles in the Jordan Creek at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. On this September afternoon it reminded me the waning summer will soon give way to fall.
"Twilight drops her curtain down and pins it with a star." ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery ~ 1874-1942 Twilight begins to steal across the waning summer sky like a painter of dreams 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, and is one of my very favorite places to photograph.
"Dream no small dreams ..." ~ Victor Hugo ~ 1802-1885
This sweet white-tailed deer fawn will grow to be a proud buck one day. But on this August evening grazing in the park he had only to dream of what will be.
I've been blessed to photograph this fawn's mother doe and her fawns for more than two years, and it's a true joy for me personally and as a photographer.
"In summer, the song sings itself." ~ William Carlos Williams 1883-1963
Geiger's Covered Bridge paints a pop of red to the country landscape in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania on a picturesque summer day.
The bridge is an historic wooden covered bridge. It is a 112-foot long Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1860. It has vertical plank siding and an entry portal of stepped square planks. It crosses the Jordan Creek and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It can be accessed from The Covered Bridge Trail of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
"I found the poems in the field and only wrote them down." ~ John Clare ~ 1793-1864
The words of the English poet John Clare came to life to me when I photographed this scene just before sunset. It was a waning summer evening just off the Ironton Rail Trail, Whitehall, Pennsylvania, with the chirp of crickets and the soft coo of a mourning dove the only sounds filling the air ... a simple peace and a beautiful reminder to me of why I love nature photography.
This little tyke in a stroller has the best seat in the house to navigate the crowded midway one evening this week at the 162nd Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Beautiful white-tailed deer doe casts a watchful, loving eye on her fawn. Someday this sweet fawn will be a proud buck, but on this late summer evening in the park he was happy grazing with his mother.
I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for more than two years, and it's a real joy!
"There's a summer place ..." ~ "Theme From A Summer Place" ~ 1959 You can almost hear the strains of "Theme From A Summer Place" on a perfect August evening at Manassas Guth Covered Bridge, South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
The historic wooden bridge that crosses the Jordan Creek was constructed in 1858 and rebuilt in 1882. It is a 108-foot long Burr Truss bridge with vertical siding. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
