Halcyon Summer
by Tami Quigley
Title
Halcyon Summer
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography Digitally Enhanced
Description
"Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well."
~ George R.R. Martin,
~ born 1948
The innocence of childhood meets the sweetness of a summer afternoon as this little girl, wearing a shirt splashed with the American flag, casts her fishing pole into Leaser Lake, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania, in a scene that paints the essence of halcyon summer days.
Leaser Lake's namesake is Frederick Leaser, who in Sept 1777 with his farm team hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion Reformed Church. His homestead is located one mile north of the lake.
The lake is in the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge.
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August 10th, 2016
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Comments (25)
Dora Sofia Caputo
Beautiful work, Tami! Nominated for a special feature in the 1000 Views Group. F/L.
Diana Mary Sharpton
Wonderful capture Tami. Nominated for special feature in the 1000 view group T/F
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #17 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw
Shoal Hollingsworth
This is fantastic, I nominated this for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views Group
Connie Handscomb
Sweetness, Tami! A beautiful moment in time, captured forever ... fresh summertime innocence:))
Tami Quigley
Many thanks John Bailey for the feature in Images That Excite You, greatly appreciated!
Karen Slagle
Love this summery capture, Tami. Summer and childhood do end too soon...f/l
Tami Quigley replied:
Thanks so very much Karen! Yes, I agree, and can't believe this summer is going so fast too!
Elizabeth Tillar
Tami, this is a classic image, so perfectly depicting the concept in your description! I love the composition, the perfect timing of the capture, the scene so sensitively presented! Love it! l/f/g+
Tami Quigley replied:
Thank you so much Elizabeth, much appreciated! I was just at the right place at the right time for this one:)