Creek Hike, part 1

This past Tuesday evening, I took a couple hour hike along a portion of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek that divides Franconia Township from Salford Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. This section of the creek is bridged over by Allentown Road and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It was a partially cloudy evening.


This is a view of a portion of the creek taken from the Allentown Road bridge.


An early spring flower


A rock jutting over the creek bank


Brilliant, green moss on the rocks


Moss brightly illuminated by the evening sun


I loved the bark patterns on this log.


Trees against the sky


Leaf buds just appearing

A Hike along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek near Perkasie

Wednesday a week ago, I went for a hike along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek near Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was a cold but mostly sunny day. My fingers sometimes almost froze. :) But these were some of the sights of the hike.


A moss and fungi covered portion of a trunk hanging over the creek


Deep blue skies, puffy white clouds


Yellow sprouts just out of the soil


I see a bird's face and scarecrow
What do you see?


A contrast of rough and smooth
Notice the tree reflections in the smooth background


White fungi in a dark woods


Do you see the reflections in the creek of blue skies and white clouds?

Signs of Spring

Saturday afternoon, my wife and I went for walk in Lenape Park near Perkasie, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was a beautifully warm, mostly sunny afternoon. These were a few of the sights we saw.


Daffadils soon to be blooming
Spring is coming! :) :) :)


A pretty yellow wildflower


Crocuses blooming along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek


A Mallard duck swimming in the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek


A goose sunning itself :)

A Visit to Chile, Part 5

During our Chile trip, we got to see some of the mountainous part of central Chile. Most of these photos reflect those views. Chile has a beauty that makes me want to go back both for the people and its natural sights. The second last picture shows some of Chilean agriculture with the Andes Mountains as a backdrop. The last picture is a view of some sand dunes on Chile's Pacific Coast.