The western shore of the Chesapeake Bay survived fairly well from Hurricane Sandy with a storm surge of about four feet. However, this was enough to create some flooding in popular areas like the Annapolis waterfront. A Tuesday morning visit to “Ego Alley” and Dock Street gave glimpses […]
Well, that was rather odd. I have a smugmug account, and I went and tried to share my Annapolis album with you via their “Be Social” option. Alas, all it sent over was this one mallard duck enjoying the flood in Annapolis harbor. So just discovered something, If […]
Awaking in this morning, great thanks is in order to the powers above that kept us safe and warm. We had no electrical outages and all of our trees are still standing, which is unheard of. The hardest hit was New York with subways and tunnels underwater, and […]
I went out this morning in hopes to see droves of birds hunkering down for the storm. We heard lots of them in the bush and many flying above leaving the Delmarva coast line for somewhere else. Perhaps I should take a hint ! The cold front […]
This is crazy ! Hurricane Sandy coming from the south, Cold front from the west and what is that I see in the northeast?? And they’re all heading to my house. Will keep you posted as the weekend begins to fall apart. We already received a call […]
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 […]
“Surrender? I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!” John Paul Jones, Rear Admiral Hidden below the Naval Academy Chapel is the final resting place for John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792). Born a fiery Scott, Jones grew up on the British Isles and served for […]
Headed down to Annapolis this morning to scout out the route for this Saturday’s World Wide Photo Walk. Looks like we’re going to have a picture perfect day! Taken with my iPhone 4S. Edited in camera + app.
There are a few sacred resting places in the United States known as National Cemeteries. Throughout the country, there are 147 cemeteries in 39 states which honor those who have sacrificed their lives in the name of liberty. In the summer of 1862, Congress passed legislation for the […]
Everyday life on the Chesapeake Bay is a bit different than in the city. The vehicle of choice to commute to work is a water vessel as shown with this tug boat pushing heavy machinery. Those who are fortunate enough to have some free time during the day […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 