Ice Capades
Ice…Ice and Leaves…Ice and trees… Oh So Cold
Equitrekking in the Sacred Valley of Peru
The Peruvian Paso Fino is a horse that was bred in the 1600’s for their smooth gaits and incredible endurance for traveling. During that time period, the land owners held expansive properties that sometimes took up to a week to traverse. The Peruvian Paso became a hardy, surefooted, […]
Foundations of the Past
Rosaryville State Park Upper Marlboro, Maryland Park Information This 982 acre multi-purpose park with trails throughout offers a perimeter nine-mile loop available for hikers, bikers and equestrians. Located nearby the main recreational area is a small abandoned farm. The Marlboro Hunt Club uses some of the old buildings […]
Accidental Art
Canon G12 – Auto mode Sepia Filter Option Yesterday I went to Old Town Alexandria, Virginia to spend the evening for business. As I have yet read the Canon G12 book that I had purchased, I brought it along with some hands on practice. The objective? To begin […]
Blur in the Woods
Today was an odd day in that it started with overcast skies, cold air, and snow flurries. It then ended up being sunny and bright. Taking my Canon G12 on a 11-mile hike in Patapsco Valley State Park, I took the opportunity to learn this camera a little better. […]
Appalachian Trail Across Maryland Series #2 – Wolfsville Road to Raven Rock Shelter 10 miles/Hard
One in a series of 9 hikes on the Appalachian Trail across Maryland. An out and back hike of a total of 10 miles going north from Wolfsville Road (MD-17) to Ravens Rock Shelter. Total elevation gain is 2,250 with the longest climb of 500′ over 1 mile. This […]
Study of a Pony
For those that have been following me, please forgive my seeming absence. After a long month of rehabilitating my knee due to a fall on the Harper’s Ferry hike on January 4th, I have been finally cleared this week to start back up my horseback riding and hiking. Needless […]
Words of Truth
HAD TO TO AND AND WITH GREAT FAITH THEY ACHIEVED Excerpted words from the Thurgood Marshall Memorial located in Annapolis, Maryland. The First African American Supreme Court Justice.
In Search of the Blue
View of Annapolis over the Severn River This bright and crisp late January morning, my friend and I joined this wonderful group of people from the Anne Arundel County Bird Club down at Greenbury Point along the Severn River in Annapolis. Our mission? To find as many wintering birds […]
Alien Abduction aka Lasik Surgery
This post will be brief, as the title may suggest — I had Lasik Surgery yesterday. What prompted me to do this is that after wearing glasses for over 25 years, I found myself constantly removing my eye glasses. Not only were they annoying me, and that my […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 