King of Prussia, actually incorporated as Upper Merion Township (there is no town of King of Prussia) is famous nationwide as a retail shopping destination. What many do not know is that it started out over 300 years ago as a farming community. At it's beginnings it was known as Reeseville.
I am not going to get into how it became known as King of Prussia in this post but I will however cover that at a later time.
When I was younger there used to be a fully operating dairy farm known as Nor-View Farms. I remember going there with my parents to get fresh milk. Unfortunately Nor-View suffered that same fate as many farms throughout our country and ceased operations. Another victim to "progress". However, and this is a rare move in these parts, Upper Merion Township purchased the farm land and has kept it open to the public as a park. There is even a small petting farm and an ice cream shop that operates in the warmer months. There is also a plant nursery and an artesian spring water vending area that you bring your own bottles and fill up yourself.
Through all of the changes that have taken place though one thing has remained the same. Today I share this with you as my Photo of the day.
The big chicken at the farm entrance.
For as long as I can remember the chicken has stood out front to greet visitors. It has changed over the years, a victim of age and vandalism but there it still stands. A small symbol of what Upper Merion used to be. A quiet and gentle farming community.
You may have noticed that I have included a few links in my post today. I actually do this a lot. I encourage you to check some of them out, if you are so inclined. The web is full of a lot of information that I could never fully cover myself.
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Hey there! I am posting this kind of late but I have had a busy day.
Kim and I drove to Phoenixville this evening for dinner at a restaurant named P J Ryan's Pub. To get there we had to drive through Valley Forge Park. Since it has been a rainy and pretty much gloomy day there was a lot of fog rolling over the hills and fields of the park and I thought it would make for a good photo to share with you. So here you go.
Like I said, it was a gloomy day and it reflects in this picture. Hopefully tomorrow will be nicer.
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For today's Photo Of The Day I present what was supposed to be yesterday's photo. A pear in a pear tree! Where else would it be? While not as cute as yesterday's photo it is quite delicious. Well, I don't know about this one but the other ones that I ate were.
This is in our back yard. I planted it about six or seven years ago (maybe a bit longer) and it has sure taken off. I must get two or three hundred pears a year. So many that if I don't pick them the tree leans and the branches hit the ground. That's a lot of pears!
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So, as usual, I'm out back this morning filling our bird feeder and letting our dog Schnitzel do his thing. I also had my camera and was preparing to shoot today's photo. I did get the shot I wanted but as I was getting ready to go in Schnitzel was in the perfect spot for me to grab a couple pics of him. This is very uncommon. He rarely "poses" for me. So instead of the shot I was going to share I am sharing this one instead.
Maybe I'll share the original photo tomorrow. Unless of course something wonderfully unexpected like this occurs again:)
On another note, if you have been trying to comment on any of my posts and not been able to I have fixed the problem (I think). Give it a try!
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Here is today's Photo Of The Day.
This is one of the vinca on our deck. We have always had good luck with vincas because they are a very hardy breed and absolutely love sun and heat. In fact it is not always easy to buy them where we live. The township often buys them up because they are so hardy. At least that is what our local Home Depot told us.
One note about today's photo. For some reason it does not display here on Blogger the way it should. Here is a link that shows how it should work. Weird huh?
I hope you enjoy it anyway. Check back again tomorrow!
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Starting today I am going to try something new. It may not be completely original but it is something I have been wanting to do for some time now.
I am going to post a "Photo Of The Day". It could be anything from a bird to a flower (like today), the Moon, the sunrise. It could simply be a cell phone photo of something I find interesting or humorous. Anything. How's that sound?
My reasoning behind this is simple. It is often said that the best way to hone one's skills in photography is to shoot every day. I firmly believe in this. An example of this is a project I did a couple of years ago where I photographed the sunrise every day for a year. A leap year at that! For 366 days in a row I got up and went out at sunrise to shoot the Sun. Was it easy? No! Was it rewarding? Absolutely! When I look at the first photo taken on January 1 and compare it to the last taken on December 31 I can see a huge improvement. I will share my gallery of these shots in a future post.
So for my first "Photo Of The Day" I present this.
A simple wildflower that sprung up in our back yard. Nothing special but I have seen a group of these every morning when I go out to fill our bird feeder. I don't even know how they got there.
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Hey there! It's been a few weeks or so since my last post so let's get right into it. Sound good? Okay then let's go!
The weather has been cool here for a few days. Very unusual for August. I'm not complaining but I sure hope this isn't a sign of another cold Winter.
Anyhow, taking advantage of the cooler air and low humidity I got up and took a drive over to Jenkin's Arboretum. It made for a nice comfortable walk around the grounds. And to make things even better I was the only one there. Not another person in sight. Nice! This all added up to a great opportunity to photograph. Today I would like to share some of my work with you.
For today's trip I tried to concentrate on the small stuff. Instead of shooting everything from landscape to flowers to birds I just walked through the trails looking at the things I may have passed by any other day. I Don't know how well that went but here are the results. I hope you enjoy some of these.
Jenkin's Arboretum is one of my favorite local places to relax and photograph. It's beautiful and very peaceful. It's also free! They do however have optional memberships and I plan on joining to do my part in supporting such a wonderful place. If you are in the area I highly recommend you check it out. You won't be sorry. Click here for the website.
And since you are checking out other websites please take a look at my Flickr page and my 500px page. Here you will see the photos you see here plus many more. I hope you enjoy them.
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