Lake Waterford Park and Adaptive Recreation Complex is located on the corner of Pasadena Road and Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard. This community park is 108 acres of diverse recreational and natural areas. There is a 12-acre lake where you may enjoy observing the waterfowl or doing a little shoreline fishing. Activities...
A town forged in history. Rich in culture. Abundant with experiences. Harpers Ferry is the ideal destination for travelers of all types. The town is situated at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers and features some of West Virginia’s most unique history. Explore the streets of the town...
Ocean City is a very special place for Marylanders. Nothing like a walk on the pier, the boardwalk, and the sand. In this case, we had a hurricane some miles out. Made for humid, hot times, but worth seeing the resort a different way.
“How many smurfs did it take to get the water that blue?”~Miquel Lopez
Still life photography is a niche that requires an excellent eye for lighting and composition. To me, it often takes the everyday, mundane, and overlooked things and makes them beautiful and interesting.
The National Aquarium – also known as National Aquarium in Baltimore and formerly known as Baltimore Aquarium – is a non-profit public aquarium located at 501 East Pratt Street on Pier 3 in the Inner Harbor area of downtown Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. Constructed during a period of...
Porongurup’s striking natural beauty is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, this unique granite range of twelve peaks rises above a tall karri tree forest rich in birdlife and a staggering array of spring wildflowers. From Albany, it’s just a 45 minute drive north to reach Porongurup and its national...
While in Australia, we stopped by Yallingup Beach. It was breath-taking. I finally put a few photos of this wonderful place >> HERE Yallingup is a coastal township positioned on a hill overlooking the stunning Yallingup Beach. The coastline here is dramatic, as jagged rocks and high cliff faces are...
Fog is supposedly a rarity in this part of Australia. So when the radio alarm came on and warned everyone about the fog, I quickly woke John up so that we could take fog photos!We ended up in Koondoola Bush.
I’ve seen a lot of sunsets before and I’ve seen a lot before, but for me, this was the best sunset ever. Driving from Fremantle to Perth up the Indian Ocean Coast.
These are a little out of order, but this was our July Forth with the Nestruck Family. Good fun for all.
Car lover? History lover? Or just someone who loves beautifully sculpted sheet metal? We have your museum: The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum at Luray Caverns. Feast your eyes on the stunning centerpiece of the collection, an 1897 Mercedes-Benz, one of the oldest cars in the country still in operating...
Luray Caverns is the largest caverns in the eastern United States, yet walking through feels more akin to an unearthly experience.
The Skyline Drive runs 105 miles north and south along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park and is the only public road through the Park. It takes about three hours to travel the entire length of the Park on a clear day.
It was time to take John to Dulles Airport, and since it was kind of far from home, Enric and Silas went with me. To make a sad trip a little more fun, we stopped into the Dulles section of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I had been to...
Kilgore Falls a favorite spot in Maryland for my family and I. The Falling Branch area of Rocks State Park is located about five miles north of the main park on a separate 67-acre parcel of land. It is home to the 17-foot high Kilgore Falls, which is Maryland’s second-highest...
I owed Miquel a trip to the zoo and John also wanted to see the zoo in Baltimore. I was happy that Laura joined us. Rhinos hold a special place to John and I, so it was fun to see two of them nuzzling. Laura taking a photo of the...
Sandy Point State Park, a 786-acre park near Annapolis, Maryland, offers a variety of recreational activities including swimming, fishing, crabbing, boating, and hiking. With its convenient location on the west side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Sandy Point State Park is a popular destination for families during the summer months. Facilities include picnic...
During my daughter’s high school years, she participated in Soccer at Granite. She made nice friends there, and I did my very best to be there for every practice and every game, always with my camera.
When you see them in person, you can’t believe how BLUE they really are! I get very excited to see them each time, but they can be very shy when the camera is out!
A frequent visitor to our bird feeder, small but noisy, and perhaps Rubí’s favorite.
The quintessential early bird, American Robins are common sights on lawns across North America, where you often see them tugging earthworms out of the ground. Robins are popular birds for their warm orange breast, cheery song, and early appearance at the end of winter.
We were invited to Heather’s Dance recital at Northeast High School. What a treat and good practice with an old camera.
These didn’t turn out quite like I imagined in my minds they would, but I didn’t have a tripod back then. So I suppose of the motion is the operator of the camera combined with a slow shutter speed.
So when I got my first digital camera, I honestly had no idea what I was doing, but that didn’t stop me from trying things. So below are not the best photos, but they were my best attempts with my limited knowledge and equipment. It’s fun remembering some of these...
Not sure I gave insects much thought until I got a macro setting / lens for my cameras.
In my animals section, I found photos of pets (and not all of them ours), that I just have to add here.
From the animals section I had forgotten that I had posted some photos of our pets, past and present, and I was going to put them all together here, but after some thought, there were so many, Dante gets his own page. Originally Miquel’s cat, Laura has adopted him and...
I posted my last set of birds and it seemed the natural progression from my feathered friends, but still in the category of animals, should be squirrels. If you have a bird feeder, you’re going to make friends with squirrels. Well, it’s a love-hate relationship, really. They are rather cute...
To finish up my old photos of birds merge to this blog, I add various birds captured in a zoo, an aquarium, and a pet shop. (I take my camera to the pet shop, yes).
Some of these photos are so old I am not sure where they were taken or the kinds of ducks they are. I suspect some are from Lake Waterford, and the geese were located in Harpers Ferry. However, since I am moving images over, here they are. 🙂
Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Both parents feed young “pigeon milk.” Young leave nest at about 15 days, usually wait nearby to be fed for next 1-2 weeks. One pair may raise as many as 5-6 broods per year in southern areas.
