Monthly Archives: September 2009 Garden path at Shofuso. The Shofuso Japanese house and gardens were built in 1958 in 16th century style. It is located on the grounds of the Horticultural Center in the West Philadelphia section of Fairmount Park. The perfectly proportioned architecture of the main structure and adjoining tea house is enhanced by an ornamental garden and...  When the furnaces at Hopewell Furnace were in operation, hundreds of charcoal hearths would turn 5,000 to 6,000 cords of wood per year into charcoal for use in the furnace. The charcoal was dumped into an area just above this charcoal house and left to cool. Once the charcoal had cooled, it was shoveled down...  With rain on and off all day today and ominous clouds overhead, I decided to hit Valley Forge National Historic Site on the way back from photography at the Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens. The dreary weather can sometimes set a mood that a bright sunny day can never hope to reach and sometimes a...  The Wehr’s Covered Bridge is located in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. It utilizes a Burr-arch truss design and spans 137 feet over the Jordan Creek. It was built in 1841 and restored in 1965. It’s open to daily traffic and is nestled along “Covered Bridge Park” making this a nice picnic location for Lehigh County...  One of the many fawns I witnessed grazing in and around the Valley Forge National Historic Park on Saturday. For more information on visiting Valley Forge National Historical Park, check out their web site.  I just picked up a new Singh-Ray vari-N-Duo filter (thin mount) for use with landscape shots and I decided to take it for its maiden voyage by shooting the Kernsville Mill in Lehigh County Pennsylvania. Unfortunately there were a bunch of fishermen fishing right in front of the mill and with my goal of doing...  Hay stack at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. During the time that the land was an operating furnace operation, the barn could hold up to thirty six draft horses and up to a year’s worth of feed. Draft horses were used to pull the many wagons the operation used to haul charcoal, limestone and other... |
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