South Carolina

Sunrise over the Golden Corral.

Bill dreams about meals here all the time!

 

 

The dogwoods are just about done blooming.

 

We saw several fields of these gorgeous

bloom but don't know what they are.

 

Finally made it to SC!  My goal is to get to

all of the lower 48.

 

We were nicely upgraded to a suite at the

Best Western.

 

A good night's sleep is what

the travelers needed.

 

 

I finally got to feel summer!  It was so nice to

sit on the balcony in the sun and try

to forget about the harsh winter we had.

 

Myrtle Beach!

 

Bill's hanging out in the kitchen.  I could

very easily stay here for quite some time!

 

 

 



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.