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The Budweiser Clydesdales visit Easton, PA on Heritage Day, July 9th, 2017

Published July 14, 2017 Easton, PA , Pennsylvania , United States of America , YouTube Leave a Comment
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Another highlight of Heritage Day this year was a visit by the world famous Budweiser Clydesdales. The magnificent horses arrived in Centre Square at about 4;20 pm and they really captivated the crowd. The Clydesdales are well known for their size, but seeing them in person gives one a new appreciation for just how large and beautiful the legendary horses are. Each Clydesdale is between 1,800 and 2,300 pounds!!

After stopping in Centre Square for about 15 minutes the Clydesdales proceeded to head down the east end of Northampton St. toward the Northampton St. Bridge (the Free Bridge), which connects PA to NJ.

The Clydesdales then headed up Spring Garden St. returning to the point they started at….

Heritage Day in Easton, PA – July 9th, 2017

Published July 14, 2017 Easton, PA , Pennsylvania , Photography , United States of America , YouTube Leave a Comment
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The Stage

Easton’s annual Heritage Day celebration, was held this past Sunday on July 9th. Easton, like every other town and city in the U.S.A. celebrates the 4th of July, but the big celebration of the American Independence in Easton occurs on Heritage Day, which is always held on the weekend following the Fourth of July. The highlight of Heritage Day is always the reenactment of the reading of the Declaration of Independence to the citizens the town square. Easton, Pennsylvania was one three cities where Declaration was read aloud to the citizens back in 1776. The other two cities were Philadelphia and Trenton, NJ.

Here is a video of the Declaration of Independence arriving in the Centre Square of downtown Easton. Fortunately, the weather was great last Sunday. I had my fingers crossed the the

And the Main Event…. the reading of the Declaration to the good citizens of Easton. The original reading took place on July 8th, 1776 at the courthouse that was at located in Centre Square. The courthouse is no there, but the stage is close to where the reading took place.

Pictures from in and around Centre Square on Heritage Day….

Hiking along the Delaware River

Published June 16, 2017 Architecture , Hiking , Pennsylvania , Photography Leave a Comment
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Here are some pictures I shot last weekend during a hike I made last weekend on the Delaware Canal State Park Towpath, which runs parallel to the Delaware River. Conveniently for me, the northern end of the Towpath starts in my home city of Easton, PA, at the Forks of the Delaware, where the Lehigh River meets the Delaware River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring in Easton, PA

Published May 10, 2017 Architecture , Easton, PA , iPad , Lehigh Valley , Pennsylvania , United States of America Leave a Comment

I took these pictures today during my lunch break with my iPad Pro in Centre Square, Easton, PA. With temperatures in the 60’s today it was still a little cool for Spring, but I love the moderate temp’s.

 

 

Winter’s Last Blast in March 2017

Published March 23, 2017 Easton, PA , Fantasy Football , Pennsylvania , Photography , Twitter Leave a Comment

Up until the point when the blizzard hit us here in Easton, Pennsylvania last week I was wondering if were going to have a bona fide major snow storm this winter. I wanted at least one before we entered Spring and Mother Nature certainly delivered. Last week’s storm won’t go down as a record setter, but it did shut everything down for about 24 hours when it arrived on the 14th of March. So, it was

I actually did make my way to work that day. I live about a mile from where I work so I just broke out all my cold weather gear and marched through the snow. It was fun.

Here are a few pictures a took during and after the storm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Favorite Photos of 2016

Published February 24, 2017 Easton, PA , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Uncategorized Leave a Comment
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After lengthy deliberation I have selected the photos that I took in 2016 that are my favorites. I originally published this post with 10 photos, but soon after decided I needed to   add a few because 10 just wasn’t a large enough group to represent my favorites.

Most of the pictures I selected were right here in Easton, PA, along with a few in Montclair, NJ, where I once lived, and New York City, another former home city of mine.

All photos with my iPhone SE or my iPad Pro 9.7.

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Nisky Cemetary, Bethlehem, PA

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Spring Garden St., Easton, PA

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Painters on the Lehigh River, Easton, PA

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Centre Square, Easton, PA

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Old Passenger Train Station, Easton, PA

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Fall in Easton, PA, Route 611

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Toll Bridge, Route 22, Easton, PA

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Lower Manhattan from Governors Island

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One WTC from the South

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Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center

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St Francis Xavier Church, 16th St., Manhattan

Group III

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Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, Montclair, NJ

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Presby Gardens at Mountainside Park, Montclair, NJ

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Gardens at Van Vleck Estate, Montclair, NJ

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Ticket Windows at Hoboken Terminal

Changing Seasons on the KSAT

Published February 6, 2017 Art , Culture , Easton, PA , iPad , Pennsylvania , Photography , United States of America Leave a Comment
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I took these four pictures on the Karl Stirner Arts Trail in Easton, PA between October, 2016 and January, 2017, one each month, capturing the change in seasons. All pictures were taken with my iPad Pro 9.7.

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