Walk with me through the Tobacco Farm Life Museum, stepping back to 1884 and the simple home Iredell Brown built for his family. One side was for the kitchen, the other for living and sleeping quarters. Their livelihood depended on an Eastern North Carolina crop – Tobacco. Tobacco, […]
Curiosity will have to get the best of you as to what discoveries I had today. After a long twelve-hour drive and a drive through a rural road in North Carolina, I’m too pooped to do more than post one photo tonight. There are two places in North […]
The Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park weaves along the Potomac River for more than 184 miles. A vital waterway for Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia in the early 1800’s, the canal is a beautiful greenway for a getaway from the hustle and bustle of Washington D.C. At […]
A drive out to the countryside north of Frederick, Maryland on windy roads are three covered bridges. Steeped in local history, these bridges carry us from the present into the past. Loy’s Station Covered Bridge is located at 3600 Old Frederick Road in Thurmont. Originally built in 1848 […]
On a beautiful Indian Summer day in autumn, a drive up to the Susquehanna State Park took me through scenic country scenes. This beautiful park lined along the Susquehanna River on the Maryland side, holds many past stories. The Rock Run area holds personal significance for me as […]
Hidden along the rolling hills of Maryland’s countryside near the Catoctin Mountains is a small town known as Utica Mills. One of the few remaining covered bridges is here. Built around 1850, this beautiful bridge was originally set on the Monocacy River. In 1889, a strong storm […]
The morning started at dawn at the Annnapolis Maritime Museum in Eastport. The morning was hot and hazy for a early October morning. The geese were on the move southward, and a few fishermen were on the docks hoping for an early catch. Today was the day […]
Today’s trail ride field trip was a resounding success. Remy and her new beau Lancaster went on the trailer beautifully. It had been a while since Lancaster had been on a trailer and he was wigging out a bit. Flinging hay all over the trailer, I could see […]
Just earlier today, a friend and I were talking about some photos that were taken of us on Sunday. Both of us were unhappy with them because…well..we’re getting old. That youthful look that we had 20 years ago is long gone and middle age is starting to set […]
I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws. Charles Baudelaire
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 