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What’s In A Name? Duck Flowers Or Lady Slipper Orchids. The Memories Are Just As Sweet.
Spring is now at it’s peak here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Although it’s been a rainy and cool one, we did have a few sunny and warm days this past week. I took advantage of one them and took a walks in the woods near my house last week. I was searching for a beautiful spring…
Read MoreWhat's In A Name? Duck Flowers Or Lady Slipper Orchids. The Memories Are Just As Sweet.
Another Up Close Look At The Beauty Of Spring.
We have finally had some Summer-like weather here in Northeastern Pennsylvania these past few days and it has resulted in a spurt in the growth of the plants, trees and flowers. I took a few walks with my macro lens to once again capture the beauty of May from an insect’s perspective. For a few…
Read MoreA sultry PPL Wetlands Hike
It was another hazy, hot and humid day last Sunday here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I love to hike in this kind of weather and decided to see if I could find anything interesting at the PPL Wetlands. Of course, just hiking along the ponds and canals, under the now leafy canopy of ancient trees and…
Read MoreA Hike In The Nescopeck State Park: I Almost Forgot About This Wonderful Place.
As you may know from reading my posts, I have been spending a lot of my free time hiking, and exploring the PPL Wetlands in Salem Township. I love trying to photograph the wide diversity of wildlife I find there. But we are blessed with many other beautiful parks and natural areas here in Northeastern…
Read MoreHow Can You Not Like June? A Cloudy, But Lush And Green Walk Through The PPL Wetlands
There were severe weather warnings here in Northeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday. The storms were to arrive around noon so I decided to hike in the PPL Wetlands since the trails are adjacent to shelters in the event the storms came early. Upon entering the woods in the wetlands, I was immediately overtaken by the intense…
Read MoreJune Days: Dragonflies And Daisies.
All Winter long I look forward to Spring. I love the re-awakening of Nature every year. March, April and May are beautiful months. But June has always been my favorite. And it’s not just because it’s the month I celebrate my birthday. I love the long days and the high angle of the sun…
Read MoreA Cool And Windy June Walk Near Home
It felt more like Fall here in Northeastern Pennsylvania today. It started off cool in the morning and got even cooler after a cold front moved through bringing in unstable cool and dry Canadian air. There were off and on clouds and showers but when the clouds broke the intense June sun shone brilliantly in…
Read MoreJune From A Different Perspective; A Look At The insect World.
I took advantage of the cool but pleasant weather we’ve been having these past few days to walk near my home with my macro lens after I got home from work. I love looking at the natural world up close. The complexity is so beautiful as can be seen by this newly formed blackberry. I…
Read MoreRoaring Creek Trail, Weiser State Forest Hike. A New Playground?
I have to thank my nephew Mikey for introducing me to a new, and beautiful world to hike and explore, only 30 miles from my front door. He had a high school trap shooting event in Elysburg yesterday morning and, although I am not a big gun person, I had to attend and support him…
Read MoreIt Didn't Take Long To Return To The Weiser State Forest.
It Didn’t Take Long To Return To The Weiser State Forest.
After learning about, and hiking in , the Weiser State Forest last Saturday, I knew it wouldn’t be long until I returned. And it wasn’t. I decided to do some more exploration of this area the very next day. It was a sunny and very windy June morning when I arrived at the visitor center…
Read MoreThe Last Day Of Spring At The PPL Wetlands. It Went Way Too Fast.
It’s hard to believe that today is the last day of Spring. It seems like it was just yesterday when I was looking for the first robin and seeing the first skunk cabbages appear in the woods of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Now the young robins, like this one, fly through the woodlands. Tomorrow is the longest…
Read MoreAnother Visit To Doylestown; An Evening At An Enchanted House And So Much More.
I had to file some more legal papers for my nephew and law partner Charles in the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown last week. This time I decided to stay overnight in this quaint little historic town in southeastern Pennsylvania, about 90 miles from my home. I learned that the bed and breakfast at Highland Farm…
Read MoreNo Bears Or Snakes But Lot Of Trains In The Lehigh Gorge At Glen Onoko
It was another hazy, hot and humid day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania and it wasn’t easy deciding where to hike. We have so many wonderful options to chose from here. I decided it would be a good day to look for snakes. I have yet to encounter a copperhead or timber rattlesnake when I have…
Read MoreHazy, Hot And Humid: A Short Walk As Summer Arrives In Northeastern Pennsylvania.
We finally got my favorite kind of Summer weather here today, hazy, hot and humid. It was mostly sunny with temperatures nearing 90 degrees. I didn’t get to enjoy all of it, I had a long day at the office and didn’t get home until late in the afternoon. When I did, I immediately grabbed…
Read MoreA Weekend Of Swamps, Soldiers And Summer Weather In Northeastern Pennsylvania
We had near perfect Summer weather this past weekend here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Hazy, hot and humid with some thunderstorms on Saturday and a bit less humid but still sunny and hot on Sunday. And of course I had to get outside and enjoy it. I spent both day hiking in the PPL Wetlands and…
Read MoreMid Summer At The PPL Wetlands.
It’s hard to believe Summer is at its midpoint. Seems like only yesterday the skunk cabbage were just pushing through the snow at the PPL Wetlands. It has been a few weeks since I have been down to the wetlands and I decided to head there yesterday morning. It rained in the morning and was…
Read MoreEven In The Sweltering Heat Of August, The Beauty Of Nature Still Surrounds Us.
It has been hazy, hot and humid here in Northeastern Pennsylvania these past few weeks, more so than usual, and the wildlife, like the humans aren’t as active. Well this human decided to take a hike in the PPL Riverlands on Thursday afternoon. The heat was oppressive, with temperatures hovering in the mid 90’s. It…
Read MoreThe Insects Don't Seem To Mind The Heat
The Insects Don’t Seem To Mind The Heat
It was another hazy, hot and humid day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania yesterday. Temperatures again hovered in the mid 90’s. I decided to stay close to home, and took a few shorter hikes in the heat, the first at the local Rails to Trails, with my macro lens. There are not many flowers in bloom…
Read MoreUp Close And Far Away: Macro And The Moon. Both Perspectives Are Beautiful In Their Own Way.
I have still been busy at the office, and it has still been hot here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, so I haven’t been on any long hikes or adventures, but still a lot to see, even near your own backyard. I walked about a block from my house yesterday with my macro lens and was, again,…
Read MoreLate Summer: Mushrooms, Spiders, Toads And Other Cool Stuff In Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Sorry I have been neglecting my blog lately . There are two reasons, the first, I have been busy at the office and with some other matters and the second, it is mushroom season here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. When it’s mushroom season I am out in the forests and woodlands looking for wild mushrooms. And,…
Read MoreCommunity Park: No Eagles, But Not A Bad Place To Spend A Late Summer Evening
It was a perfect September day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Deep blue cloudless skies with cooler and less humid Canadian air. Perfect walking weather. I headed out after work and, first checked out a few of my favorite wild mushroom spots , I found none growing, probably because of the dry weather. I decided to visit…
Read MoreThe Change, It Has Begun. A Late Summer Hike With My Macro Lens.
I headed back out to Community Park on another beautiful late Summer afternoon in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Still no bald eagle sighting but an enjoyable hike with my macro lens. There aren’t many flowers blooming this time of year but i found a few, including this one I have never seen before. And, without an abundance…
Read MoreA Farewell Fall Hike Close To Home.
Sorry I haven’t been keeping up with my blog, but a lot going on, including my preparation for my trip to Africa tomorrow. I am excited and hope to share some blog post on my adventures and lots of photographs. I am pretty much packed now and so have some time to share some photographs from…
Read MoreAll Of Spring And Summer's Efforts Fade Away: A Fall Walks At Community Park
All Of Spring And Summer’s Efforts Fade Away: A Fall Walks At Community Park
Once again the Earth revolves around our Sun and the seasons change. Here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, in the Northern Hemisphere, that means shorter days, longer nights and colder weather. And an end to all of the growth put forth by the trees, plants and flowers. It seems like just yesterday these leaves, now dead and…
Read MoreThe End Of Fall At The PPL Wetlands
It felt more like Summer than late October this morning in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The temperature was a mild 65 degrees with cloudy skies. However, upon arriving at one of my favorite hiking spots, the PPL Wetlands, later in morning, it was soon apparent that it isn’t Summer anymore and we are well into the Fall…
Read MoreThe Last Of Fall Colors Courtesy Of The Red Oaks: A Hike On The Rails To Trails
It was a chilly, but beautiful, November day here in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Cloudless , deep blue skies provided us with plenty of sunshine. I decided to hike close to home and drove out to our local and often forgotten, Rails To Trails. I usually start my hikes at the entrance on the Stockton Road but…
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