Black & White Flowers

Every now and then I do a series of flowers in black and white. We always think COLOR when it comes to flowers, but black & white gives them a different dimension, with the plant’s delightful texture and shape becoming more prominent. It’s a chance to...

Solar Eclipse 2017

Today was the day! The 2017 solar eclipse that traveled across the USA. I enjoyed the event on the ground of the Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation (DASEF) in Smyrna DE, along with a few thousand other folks. I wasn’t able to find a screw-on filter for my...

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

During one lovely October afternoon, I felt the need to get out and go somewhere different. So I took a drive up the Baltimore with the intent of visiting a museum. But it was so gorgeous out that I decided to skip the museum (after all, I can do that during yucky...

Nemours Mansion and Gardens

It was a beautiful September day and I took the day off to visit Nemours Mansion and Gardens in Wilmington, DE. This is a spectacular estate, part of the duPont empire that seems to permeate much of northern Delaware.  You can find plenty of history and more...

Delaware’s Cypress Swamp

I recently visited one of Delaware’s State Parks that I’d been wanting to see for awhile now.  It’s “The Great Cypress Swamp”, part of Trap Pond State Park. When you think of cypress trees and swamps, most people think of Louisiana or...

My Day Trip to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

I am taking a long-overdue vacation right now (only a week) but I’m trying to make the most out of it. I’m staying at home, but taking some day trips. That’s one of the things I love about living on the east coast – there’s so much, so...