Hiking through the countryside of Maryland with the Mountain Club of Maryland. Additional trips include Shenandoah, and Peru.
It is the harvest season in Amish Country in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Enjoying a rainy day with a dear friend, a short visit through the rich farmland and the large homesteads impressed me as to how hardworking the Amish are. The Amish Church originated in Switzerland in 1693, […]
It’s a busy Monday morning for me, but I wanted to share with you this glorious sunrise. Captured Saturday morning at Swan Creek Wetlands located near the Under Armour Factory. Swan Creek Wetlands is a birders paradise offering wide range of habitats for birds. Have a wonderful […]
One of my readers asked me about the growth of deer antlers. Thank you to Wanderlust Gene for asking this question, as it also made me wonder about how a deer antler grows. Spending a few days in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, I was fortunate enough to […]
I can’t explain it, but I have a thing for dead trees. I love to see the remaining skeleton of a bygone tree. These trees stand the test the time, even if their own time is past. This tree is standing at Big Meadows inside Shenandoah National […]
So I’ve spent the last three days stalking Bambi’s at dawn and dusk in great efforts to capture that “Gallery Shot.” This is what this young buck thought of that. Pffffttt ! I’ve got over 800 photos to go through and it’ll be hard to wean down […]
Well I made it to the top! With about 3,000 of altitude increase with an hour and a half of boulder scrambling. The weather was the best ever, the colors spectacular and the company fabulous. As you can see I couldn’t live without technology and managed to find […]
My first view of the mountains on a glorious day.
This morning I’m heading on a short road trip to the Shenandoah National Forest. Enjoying the fall colors today and wildlife abound at dusk. Tomorrow I’ll be hiking Old Rag Mountain, then a leisure return home at the end of the week. The mountains are fabulous as I’ll […]
The United States Naval Academy Chapel was built in record time with the corner stone being placed in 1904 and completed on May 28, 1908. It’s hard to imagine that this strikingly beautiful church was built in such a short period of time. As the hallmark of the […]
There is a man that wanders the midwestern countryside in search of long forgotten places. Mike from Colorado shares these old beauties with life introspection. I drive by this red barn twice a day on my way to the horse barn. Usually in the morning I hoped to […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 