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• Macro Mushroom Monday A purple mushroom??? I have never seen anything like this before October 18, 2021
• Reaching Up From the Forest Floor My friend spotted this guy as we were heading back from the Toms Creek Trail October 17, 2021
• Ghost Plantation II During my visit to Charleston SC, I wanted to photograph the live oak trees with the Spanish moss at some of the iconic entrances to the plantations October 11, 2021
• Beach Sun Rays A late afternoon walk on the beach resulted in an interesting discovery October 9, 2021
• Angel Oak As part of my visit to Charleston SC, I wanted to photograph the historic Southern Live Oak tree on Johns Island October 5, 2021
• Behind the Curtain Photo Workshop – Easton State Theatre September 30, 2021
• Mushroom Monday My hike up to Bake Oven Knob did not disappoint September 27, 2021
• Arthur Ravenel Jr September 26, 2021
• Cool Waters The spring house in the Lehigh Parkway September 24, 2021
• Ghost Plantation During my visit to Charleston SC, I wanted to photograph the live oak trees with the Spanish moss at some of the iconic entrances to the plantations September 23, 2021
• Big Red This is one of the images I took during the Wheels of Time Annual Rod & Custom Car Jamboree in Macungie, PA September 9, 2021
• Cooper at 16 Weeks This morning’s photoshoot! He is still growing like a weed September 6, 2021
• Graffiti on the Monocacy Trail As part of our hike along the Monocacy Trail in Bethlehem, PA and came across this colorful graffiti in the middle of the woods August 28, 2021
• B&W Arches As part of my hike in Tyler State Park, Bucks County, PA August 28, 2021
• Nest Time This one was hard at work building a nest August 18, 2021
• Cooper Now 12 weeks old August 15, 2021
• Sawmill Trail August 9, 2021
• Milky Way Over Big Boulder Lake Of late we have been having some very clear summer nights which make for some great astro photography August 3, 2021
• Introducing “Cooper” We just added another member to our family July 16, 2021
• It’s Not To Late Please join me and many other amazing photographers #optic2021 https://qoo July 10, 2021
• July 2021 Newsletter July 2, 2021
• Time To Say Goodbye It looks like we are nearing the end of the Cicada season June 26, 2021
• Big Red I found this gem on a back street while walking through Jim Thorpe, PA June 25, 2021
• Horizons After our morning hike on the D&L Trail from Weissport to Jim Thorpe, PA June 21, 2021
• Summer’s Start I enjoy this location at Nockamixon State Park June 20, 2021
• New Kid On The Block June 16, 2021
• Pondering the Enormity Often when I am in the forest I like to look up and be amazed at the size and enormity of the forest June 4, 2021
• Cicada Exoskeleton All that remains of the the Cicada after it molts June 2, 2021
• Spring Flavors The colors are intoxicating May 16, 2021
• Rising Up I love seeing these mini ferns as they are getting ready to make their world debut May 11, 2021
• Buzzing Around Another favorite place I like to photograph flora is at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens May 9, 2021
• Spring’s Birth One of the ferns at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve May 8, 2021
• Cool Waters One of the manmade waterfalls at Hickory Run State Park May 2, 2021
• Double Falls This favorite springtime location has many manmade waterfalls at Hickory Run State Park April 27, 2021
• Pulpit Rock Between the Rocks On my hike to Pulpit Rock on the Appalachian Trail April 25, 2021
• Guarding the Lambert Castle We discovered this beautiful castle while on the hike at the Garrett Mountain Reservation located in Passaic County, NJ April 24, 2021
• Spring Begins at Lambert Tower On my hike at the Garrett Mountain Reservation located in Passaic County, NJ I wanted to show some of the early signs of spring April 24, 2021
• Chapel & Dam at Hickory Run Another of many manmade waterfalls at Hickory Run State Park April 23, 2021
• Lambert Tower As part of my hike at the Garrett Mountain Reservation located in Passaic County, NJ I wanted to check out this observatory tower April 14, 2021
• Circle of Time As part of my hike on the Skyline Trail in Hickory Run State Park, I saw several of these curled leaves from last year April 13, 2021
• March 2021 Newsletter March 31, 2021
• Dingmans Falls March 29, 2021
• Follow the Lines I enjoy shooting wide angle images with leading lines March 23, 2021
• Winter’s Last Gasp I took this reflection image during a hike at Peace Valley Park March 12, 2021
• Dingmans Falls I haven’t been here in quite a few years March 11, 2021
• Silver Thread Falls Hiking up to Dingmans Falls, I passed a very narrow waterfall March 9, 2021
• Swing Time As part of my exploration of the Cutalossa Mill, I saw the lonely swing across the street March 9, 2021
• Slow Flow Winter Morning A walk through Trexler Park yielded a very nice opportunity March 6, 2021
• Misty Green Morning Another image with little fog, rain, snow & mist March 3, 2021
• Stars of the Morning The first thing that caught my eye was composition with the tree February 23, 2021