And the Awards Go To….

The Reader Appreciation Award, presented to me by Reene at CRAVESADVENTURE is an opportunity for me to thank some of the kindest bloggers that I’ve met. With their generous comments and faithful readership, their following keeps me motivated to keep blogging. It is such an honor to know […]

Tobacco & Corn

Driving through the country roads of Lancaster County near Intercourse, Pennsylvania, corn and tobacco crops are plentiful. With corn being harvested and tobacco drying high in the barn eaves, something that is an every day scene for the Amish is special event for me. This morning is for […]

Nuts for Treasure Gave Me a Nut

It is with humbling joy that I am accepting this Liebster Blog award from Eunice of Nuts for Treasure. Liebster, the German word meaning Beloved or Sweetheart this award lovingly shares a fondness for another blogger. I must confess, there are number of fabulous bloggers that I follow […]

A Bunting We Will Go

A rare sight for Annapolis indeed. This little bird is a Snow Bunting who has migrated to the Chesapeake Bay in search for food this autumn. This little bird lives high on the frozen tundra in the upper arctic region of North America. Fondly nicknamed a Snowflake, this […]

Honoring the Noble

Arlington National Cemetery, the most sacred resting place for American military and their families in the United States. Situated on land originally owned by the Custis Family, and wife of General Robert E. Lee, that was seized by the Union army during the American Civil War. In 1864, with […]

Red for Remembrance

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE Words and music by Pete Seeger performed by Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Girls have picked them every […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal

Offering to Pachamama (Mother Earth) Following a three and a half day arduous trek across the Andes Mountains on the Inca Trail, Machu Picchu awaited my arrival. A sacred place in many ways, Machu Picchu holds a key to my spirit that cannot be explained. The Quechua Indians […]