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The Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse is the oldest surviving screw-pile lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay. It was built in 1856 (before the Civil War), and installed at the mouth of the Patapsco River, where it marked the shoal known as Seven Foot Knoll for 133 years. We visited it during our recent trip to Baltimore.
The [...]
» Go to this postI count myself blessed for living where I live. Our community is a beautiful place, and even though it’s in the middle of a city, surrounded by major roads, great care has been taken in its planning and maintenance over the years. It feels more like a park than a residential community, and the fact [...]
» Go to this postWe had a snowstorm this past Thursday in the Washington, DC area. It started snowing around noon, and it continued to snow until about 4 pm. The snowflakes were big and fluffy, and they were coming down in thick waves. In the end, we have about 3 inches of accumulation, which started to melt overnight. [...]
» Go to this postWe had our first snowfall of the season yesterday, here in the DC area. We couldn’t miss the opportunity and went out to take photos.
Autumn’s few last vestiges hung precariously by their frozen stems.
Snow fell quietly upon the brook behind our building.
It weighed down these oak leaves as well.
The brook kept flowing, regardless. It might [...]
» Go to this postTaken last month, in the last throes of winter:
» Go to this postDone with the taxes, whew. Now I can have a little extra time in the evenings and maybe write some blog posts. That would be nice. I miss writing.
» Go to this postGiven that my time has been eaten up by taxes lately, this photo suits the occasion just fine:
» Go to this postI’m almost done post-processing a series of photos I took during a walk through downtown Georgetown back in February. I used my new WCR (wide color range) method as I worked on them.
The day of the photo shoot, it was a blisteringly cold winter morning, and even though Ligia and I were both bundled up, [...]
We had a beautiful snowfall today — just gorgeous. Big, fluffy snowflakes kept coming down for what seemed like (and probably was) hours. When it was done, we had a thick, white blanket of fresh powder everywhere. Tree branches and leaves were heavy-laden with the white stuff. It clung to everything, weighing it down, bringing [...]
» Go to this postMay all of you have a wonderful and blessed Christmas (if you celebrate it)! If you don’t, then Happy Holidays!
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