Hiking through the countryside of Maryland with the Mountain Club of Maryland. Additional trips include Shenandoah, and Peru.
Only he can understand what a farm is, what a country is, who shall have sacrificed part of himself to his farm or country, fought to save it, struggled to make it beautiful. Only then will the love of farm or country fill his heart. Antoine de Saint-Exupery […]
Today was a mini-field trip day as luck would have it, yesterday my back went out when I was throwing salt on the driveway to prevent ice. One of these days I’ll be back to normal. But in the meantime, I’m not complaining too much as it gives […]
A light dusting of white and fluffy snow arrived in the early evening. With hopes of beautiful winter scenes along the Chesapeake Bay the alarm was set for pre-dawn. Arriving to the destination of Possum Point with a view over the bay towards the Bay Bridge I wait […]
It started snowing in earnest late this afternoon. Heading back from the horse farm, I had to stop and capture this beautiful snow scene on a typical Maryland farm. Alas, the light is dwindling as it’s the end of the day, but I’m looking forward to an early […]
We finally had some snow arrive overnight. A fluffy one inch layer of beautiful and pristine white snow dusted the landscape upon rising. Taking my camera over to Kinder Farm Park, I quickly found myself at a barn with abandoned equipment and other random items. There […]
During my short working trip to Florida, I was able to make a stop by Gatorland in Orlando before getting to the airport for my return flight. I had heard that there was a marsh area that was teeming with wildlife along the gator park. The Gatorland Bird […]
We’ll go for a two-fer this weekend as the Chesapeake Bay offers a contrast of nature and industry along the waterways. First let’s enjoy the beauty of our natural surroundings with the sounds of rustling reeds in the wind along the water. Where birds go to hide and […]
Joyfully bounding down hill after two hard days of trekking up nearly four thousand feet to reach Dead Woman’s Pass. Little did I realize that beyond the pass was yet another mountain to climb. When I reached the bottom and saw what was next I surrendered and begged […]
It’s a lovely morning to take an artistic stroll through the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Taking the lesser known entrance below the pyramid of the main entrance, we will enter the Louvre, avoiding much of the tourist traffic. We had purchased our tickets in advance from the […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 