Dingmans Falls

In my last post I told you about our camping trip a couple weeks ago. During that trip Kim and I visited Dingmans Falls. Part of The Delaware Water Gap National Park. We had originally planned on going to Bushkill Falls, and still may one day, but on the advice of other campers and an employee at the campground we went here instead. What a wonderful place! There was a lot of walking involved but it was worth it. The photos I am posting here can only give you a glimpse of the natural beauty of not only the falls but the entire area leading up to them. Please look on and enjoy!

This is the visitor center. We happened to visit on the opening day of the season. The rangers we met were very friendly and knowledgeable. They did all they could to answer questions we had about the park and also gave us a lead on another set of falls that I will write about in my next post.

Visitor Center

The path that leads to the main falls is wooden and very nicely constructed. I guess you could call it a boardwalk of sorts. oddly enough I do not have a lot of shots of the actual walkway but I do have some of the scenery along the way including the Silver Thread Falls.

Silver Thread Falls

Once close to the falls there is a set of stairs that lead to the top. When I say set of stairs I mean a very large set of stairs! It is a lot of climbing but we paced ourselves and made it.

Here is a shot of the falls on the way up.

 And here is a view from the top.

 On the way back down.

And finally Dingmans Falls.

Dingmans Falls

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have enjoyed my photos and my little "tour". Please check back soon and please feel free to leave me a message. I would love to hear from you.

Until next time...

Spring Camping

Last weekend Kim and I went camping in the Pocono Mountains. It was a beautiful weekend and the weather was perfect. We stayed at The Delaware Water Gap/Pocono Mountain KOA campground. We like KOA campgrounds because they generally have high standards and are usually very clean. This is important when tent camping. At least to me it is:) Here is a shot of us in front of our tent.

I must admit that tent camping is not always my first choice. I prefer cabin camping. Especially in the hotter summer months. Being Spring however it was a very comfortable stay. It also helped that aside from the campers on one side of us that were hardly around at all we were pretty much alone.

Of course no camping trip is complete without a campfire.

And lots of nature:)

Sunrise In The Woods

During the weekend we were going to take a drive over to Bushkill Falls which was only about ten minutes from us but after talking to some of the campsite regulars and one of the employees we decided to check out Dingmans Falls instead.

Visitor Center at Dingmans Falls

Dingmans Falls is part of The Delaware Water Gap National Park. I highly recommend visiting if you happen to be in the area. It's a bit of walking but very much worth it. Of course I shot lots of photos. I'll be sharing some of them in my next post in a day or so along with a couple other places we traveled to.

Gotta go for now but here are a couple more shots at the campground.

View from outside our tent

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be posting again in a day or so so please check back.

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It's Tulip Time At Longwood!

For those not familiar Longwood Gardens is a botanical garden in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania that is more than 1,000 acres in size. It consists of many water gardens, incredible flower gardens and a large conservatory that houses many exotic plants and flowers year round.

Main Entrance - September, 28, 2013

I am fortunate enough to live about half an hour from Longwood and thanks to the Christmas gift of an annual membership from Kim I visit there often. Of course I always have my camera in hand:)



With the changing seasons and many holidays each year brings Longwood presents different flower and seasonal displays. Being Spring the current attraction is the annual tulip garden. I visited on Sunday morning and I am here to say they were in full bloom! Today I would like to share some of the photos I captured.

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Conservatory - September 28, 2013

If you would like to learn more about Longwood Gardens please check out these links.



Longwood Gardens Official Website

Longwood Gardens on Wikipedia

As always thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoyed my photos and the beautiful tulip display. In my next post I will share some other areas of the gardens.


  Until next time...

A Couple Bird Pics...

I would like to switch gears a little bit from my previous two posts and get back to why I created this blog. To share some of my photos with you. These are some birds I shot (with my camera) over the past week. Be sure to click on the photos to see the large version.

These are from Jenkin's Arboretum in Devon, Pennsylvania. This is one of my favorite places to photograph and just to wander around in general. It's very quiet and peaceful, open 365 days a year and admission is free! Here is a link to their website. Jenkin's Arboretum .

Red Winged Blackbird

Red Winged Blackbird

These are from by front yard. I am using an old wagon that was given to me as a bird feeder, a large bird feeder, that is paying off. I get LOTS of birds now:)

Sparrow Having A Snack

Sparrow Looking My Way

Sparrow Looking Around

Sparrow Close Up

Thanks for checking in. I hope you enjoyed my bird photos. I hope to have more soon.

As always, until next time...