MD, DC & NC

Havre de Grace, MD.

This is part of their marine park.

Our first day out heading south.

 

 

 

The University of Maryland Chapel at

College Park.  The University has 28,000

undergraduates and 10,500 graduate students.

The campus is big, beautiful, crowded and

even has a farm in the middle.

 

There is an awesome Fraternity Row on the campus.

Here is a sample of two of the fifteen houses.

They are elegant!  Including the sorority houses,

there are a total of 35.

 

A drive by of the Capitol!

 

Typical DC suburb townhouse.

 

My artsy fartsy picture of the White House

and the Washington Monument through

the trees.  Unfortunately, Barack and

Michelle were not at home!

 

The scaffolding was taken down last week.

The Park Service is preparing for its

reopening the second week in May.

 

Finally in North Carolina!

 

 These trees just made me so happy.  The pines are

so straight and the trees here are in full leaf!  We 

hit some green pollen yesterday, but it was

all gone today!

 

 We came across another Holy Cross Lutheran

Church just south of Raleigh, NC.

 

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, NC.

Under the cross in the window is the

good news: He Is Risen!

Frozen Toms River and Barnegat Bay

The sunlight "dances" on the frozen

Toms River looking south.

This sea gull and I were enjoying

a stare down contest.  He won! It was

far too cold for me to stay

out near the Toms River.

Ice on the dock at the end of Fischer Blvd.

We crossed the bridge into Seaside Park.

Here you see a couple of docks along

Barnegat Bay looking north.

 

These icicles reminded me of the

limestone stalactites you might

see in one of the underground

caves.

Similar to a vanishing point, I was

also intrigued by the shadows cast

from the iced wooden structures.

Finally caught one of the shore

birds in flight!

Interesting shapes were created by the

ice on the grassy shore line,

There must be a warm spring in

this section of Barnegat Bay,

enabling these birds to look

for any fish swimming by.



"New" Furniture

Couch from Donna.

The couch and chair joined

the rest of the antique

furniture that was our

grandparents.

A different angle with

the entire tree.

The piano now resides in the

Cranberry Music Room!

All the furniture now matches

in this room and living room.

Autumn 2013

Last year I sort of missed the fall foliage with

the accident, superstorm Sandy and

the snowfall not far behind.  I was

determined to capture the colors I

missed and enjoyed taking these

photos.  I hope you like what I saw today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Before and After

Long front yard view - before GMX.

Side view - before.

Long front view with Delaware Riverbed Stone

and Hinoki Cypress in the middle.

Side view.  French drains were also

put in, making it look a lot nicer.

 

 

 

 



Donna's 38th Birthday

Had to post this picture of

the Hunter Full Moon from

Friday night.

Donna and Andrew, who just turned a 

year old.

 

Cecilia, Donna and Andrew.

Jen and Jodi join Rob

and the rest of the crew.

Tasting black raspberry for

the first time...

...That was pretty good!

 

Maiden Voyage

This was our first trip since our accident in 2012.  Enjoy a few pictures on the way to see Elsie in Indianapolis.

We ran across this wedding chapel on wheels on I-70 and when they 

pulled into the same rest area in Ohio Bill and I could not

resist chatting it up with the husband and wife team.

A side view of the wedding chapel on wheels.

You know that Bill had to chat with the gentleman who happened to be

an organist!  The pipes you see do not play, but it adds to the ambiance!

Please note that the driver and his wife are exposed to the

elements as they drive.  I spoke with her and she was a 

sweetheart as well.  So glad we met them.

You may remember Elsie does not like to have her picture taken,

but she said yes without hesitation.  Here we have Tim, Linda, Bill

and Elsie in her beautiful home.

Another shot of the foursome.  Had it been nice weather,

we would have ventured downtown for some cool shots of

a beautiful Indianapolis skyline that had evaded me for the

last nine years!  Keep tuned!!