Photograph of the Week

Up River in Early Spring

(Watercolor Filter)

Things in Line

     I enjoy photographing the Allegheny River every season at the James Sharp Landing at 13th and Main Streets in Sharpsburg, PA.  Even though it has been a late spring here, I always find a trip there uplifting.  People were there over the last few weekends fishing, feeding the ducks and geese and walking the paths.  Soon kayakers, boaters and day camp attendees will be flocking there!

Ahhh! The Merry Month of May ...

Pretty, Grassy Thing

Dogwood

Maple Goddess

Looking Up

May, 2016 is almost over as I write this.  I have lots to do in the yard, but have been focused on the wonderful photography exhibition opportunities I have been given.

Ongoing until Friday, May 27th

Exposures: A Photo Montage by Ruthanne Bauerle

Chromos Eyewear, 5166 Butler Street, Lawrenceville

Curated by Carolyn Pierotti, Purple Room Fine Art

Wash Hands

Arts and Crafts in the Library

 Flavors of our Community

Ruthanne F. Bauerle, Photographer

 

Cooper-Siegel Library

May 25th through October, 2016

And, coming up in July, 2016,

Haunted by Dolls and Other Works

Pittsburgh Filmmakers

River Walk June, 2014

Beach Iris

Duck Egg

Beach Gear

Fire Kindling

Yesterday I took my annual spring walk along the Allegheny River.  The requisite afternoon fishermen and lunching couples were there enjoying the beautiful weather with me.

"Duck Egg" was a total surprise to me.  I scared off a mallard couple and found this where they had been standing by the river's edge.  There was no nest nearby, yet there was a similar egg about 3 feet away.  Has anyone else experienced this with mallards?

"Fire Kindling" is time appropriate as last days abound and graduation parties are heard from afar.  It reminded me of the childhood ditty sung on the bus on the last day of the elementary school year, "No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks!"  (Please, no offense to my teacher friends.)  But, it also has traces of, "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" and Fahrenheit 451.

More pictures here:
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/foxchapelimagesllc/sets/72157645032294912/

Allegheny River and Aspinwall Alleys

Seagull

Seagull Two

Seagull Three

Jackie

Maple Leaf

Racing Steed

Garage Handle

Had a great time with my high school friend Jackie Bruno Carden visiting the 13th Street Launch in Sharpsburg and walking around some Aspinwall alleys.   

I read yesterday that the number of seagulls on our rivers this winter has increased due to the freezing of the Great Lakes.  I love seeing and hearing them as they remind me of being by the seashore.

The alleys are always fun to walk and shoot.  I am always spotting new details.

River Walk June, 2011

Poles

Littered Beach

Dark Weather Approaching

On Friday afternoon, I walked along the trail at the 13th Street Boat Ramp, Sharpsburg Borough.  The weather was warm and humid with the sky suggesting a change.  Fishing poles lined up near the dock.  The beach and upper ground showed evidence of the flooding of the last few months.  Glistening spots on the water captured great contrast to the dark clouds coming from the west.  More shots in the flickr photostream.

The Allegheny River Walk

River Goddess

Butler Street

Last week I took a walk along the Allegheny River in Sharpsburg. It was a beautiful early fall morning. The trees on the opposite mountain were just beginning to change and many summer wildflowers were still in bloom. More images in the flickr photostream.