Photography by Rich Gigli
It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that enmanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit. - Robert Louis Stevenson
Photography by Rich Gigli
But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. - Kahlil Gibran
Photography by Rich Gigli
Summer’s Passing
Waking up to the last day in spring, only to realize that summer would soon begin – budding leaves on the trees so bright, wallow in the full sunlight – fireflies shining in their merry flight, summoned the soul with heaven’s delight – now many long days of summer have past, only to welcome autumn’s colors at last. (Gigli 2009) – Photo was taken at Ringwood Manor State Park, N.J.
GLOBAL WARMING? - According to The Old Farmers Almanac, watch for a snow storm around Thanksgiving and other snowy periods in mid-and late December. Winter will be colder than normal on average for Orange, Sullivan, and Delaware county areas, primarily cold temperatures in January, with only a brief thaws. Photo was taken at the Livingston Manor covered bridge.
Photography by Rich Gigli
Photography by Rich Gigli
A FISH STORY - "Fish" he said softly, aloud, I'll stay with you until I am dead." From the Old Man And The Sea - Ernest Hemingway, 1952. Photo was taken next to the old covered bridge, Downsville N.Y.
I HAVE A DREAM - I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" delivered Aug. 28, 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
Photography by Rich Gigli
Photography by Rich Gigli
RAIN - I'm singing in the rain. Just singing in the rain. What a glorious feeling I'm happy again. (Gene Kelly- Singin' In The Rain, lyrics)
Photography By Rich Gigli
Photography by Rich Gigli
THE THREE TENORS - The baby robins seem to be singing "O Sole Mio" composed by Eduardo di Capua, or simply waiting for their mother's return with a zesty worm. (Photo was taken in the North Jersey area.)
Photography by Rich Gigli
Stairway To The Stars - Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow