It was a day busy with everyday to-do’s, but a short visit to the waters on a beautiful spring day made the afternoon. With blustery winds, and chop on the water, this Maryland watermen were busy setting out their crab traps for the weekend. It’s coming up to […]
Playing with a nifty app on my iPhone 4S this afternoon, known as Simply HDR I wandered over to hubby’s model train room. A project twelve years in the making, he’s been creating his own small world. The room is filled to the gill with trains that flank […]
It was a challenging morning today. Starting off with not being able to find my car keys, I ended up having to take a secondary car. I had wanted to go birding at Swans Creek, but had forgotten the wind forecast for the day. Upon arrival, I opened […]
This morning was one of those mornings that all is right with the world. Visiting the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland and meeting with guest curator and author, Daniel Carroll Toomey, I stepped back into time. With his recently published book “The War Came by Trains,” Mr. Toomey shared […]
The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. Aesop Canon 7d, 500mm f/4.0 L, 1/1250 sec at f/7.1, ISO 400, Daylight white balance. Lightroom edits: Luminance smoothing +45, Sharpening +21, Yellow Sky Action preset: Grandma’s […]
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. Walt Disney
Come and enjoy a beautiful spring-like day today at Patapsco Valley State Park in the Avalon Area. An area rich in history along the Patapsco River, the land was first owned in 1761 by Caleb Dorsey and named “Taylor’s Forest.” Rich in iron, the first production was Pig Iron […]
As unique as riding on horseback through the Luberon mountains in Provence, France. To experience the ochre cliffs and sand dunes of the Colorado Provencal outside of Rustrel, France. A truly special and once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Along the road to the veterinarians are a few old barns left standing from the early years. I’ve always wanted to stop and capture them, but am usually rushing to the vet for a sick horse. Today, this forgotten barn was standing in the rain begging to […]
After a week chasing birds, I finally had the chance to get back to the barn to ride Remy Martin. She was so happy to see me and we had a wonderful trail ride in the woods. Somehow I think she knew that I had caught the birding […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 