“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore
~ 1861 ~ 1941
It’s a late winter gold rush as a beautiful golden hour accented by clouds rushes across the landscape March 1, 2022 at one of the highest elevations of Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.
“Praise the bridge that carried you over.”
~ George Colman
~ English dramatist
~ 1762 ~ 1836
The historic town of Phillipsburg, New Jersey can be seen behind the historic Northampton Street Bridge, commonly called the Free Bridge, which spans the Delaware River as sunset looms on a beautiful mid-May evening.
I presented the image in sepia to enhance the nostalgic effect.
The Free Bridge that spans the two states was completed in 1896 and survived massive flooding from Hurricane Diane in 1955. It underwent a thorough restoration in 1990 and is one of my very favorite places to photograph.
Phillipsburg, a Delaware River Town, was established March 8, 1861 and named for William Phillips, an early settler of the area.
The Free Bridge can also be seen from across the river at Delaware Canal State Park, Easton, Pennsylvania near the Forks of the Delaware Trailhead of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (D&L Trail).
Running from Wilkes-Barre to Bristol, the D&L Trail passes through the Lehigh and Delaware rivers and their canals in Pennsylvania.
“In order to see birds it is necessary to become part of the silence.”
~ Robert Wilson Lynd
~ 1879 ~ 1949
~ Irish writer, editor of poetry, urbane literary essayist & strong Irish nationalist
A common grackle soaks up the beauty of late spring perched in the waters of the Jordan Creek, which reflects the green trees of early June, on a beautiful evening at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. Grackles are members of the blackbird family.
