Morning Mist Its rudder runs through the morning grass In its wake, the dew a sea of tranquility; Its early gray aura taps at window panes As to Morse code a waking message; It challenges the walking sun with playful scorn Softly, all living creatures come to […]
It’s been a really full day of photography. Beginning with a friend and attending a morning “Birds of Prey” Photography workshop with David Muse of Baltimore Photo Safari, the opportunity to photograph six raptors in natural settings was spectacular. Ending with this beautiful American Bald Eagle, who came […]
The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry’s cheek is plumper, The rose is out of town. The maple wears a gayer scarf, The field a scarlet gown. Lest I should be old-fashioned, I’ll put a trinket on. Emily Dickinson
The Fall bird migration season is still on. The last couple of days I’ve been trying to squeeze in some birding. In spite of my efforts, the birds have been a little elusive. Challenged, I continue to search in hopes of finding something darling. There were a few […]
A wonderful way to spend the afternoon with friends and little ones. The fields of Pick Your Own at Larriland Farms are expansive and varied. With a wide variety of apples that are ready for picking encourages yummy things like Apple Pie. Apple Pie a la mode you are calling […]
The storm has finally broken and a pre-dawn departure off to Sandy Point Park in hopes of a glorious sunrise. Alas, the cloud cover was so dense, the sunrise was a non-event. Continuing down the road, I met up with a few fellow birders at Patuxent River Park […]
With the season’s change has been a three-day non-stop rain fest. The remnants of a tropical storm, the Chesapeake Bay has been under a deluge that seems to never end. Even more rain is predicted for a few more days. While we did desperately need the rain due […]
The morning surprisingly opened up with no appointments, so a pre-dawn departure was due for a birding expedition. Heading off to Kinder Farm Park, I was hoping for a glorious sunrise. But alas, the clouds were not in my favor this morning. Setting my tripod kit up in […]
It’s been a long time since rain has been at the manor. A strong storm front blew through this afternoon, dropping much needed rain and lead by strong winds. At the barn when the storm began blowing in, 30 mph winds blew through the barn, kicking up all […]
This morning I did manage to get up before dawn and met two other birding friends at Kinder Farm Park. I was really hoping for more exciting warblers, but most have moved on to more southern addresses. Even with my sore back I did manage to carry the […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 