This picture comes to us from corresponding photographer Brett. It was taken in Quiet Waters park in Annapolis. The park, despite its name, is quite dog friendly. In fact a simple google search of the park reveals the quote “My dog loves it here.”
I believe that in the background you can see Wilson, but I don’t know who is in the foreground.
At many schools the teams mascot is related to the name of the team. That would include Testudo of the Terrapins, or the Hopkins Blue Jay. Though players on Naval Academy teams are known as Midshipmen, the academy’s mascot is not a sailor. The mascot is Bill the Goat, a live goat who is immortalized here in bronze.
From its paint scheme alone, one could almost confuse this ship with the Pride of Baltimore. However, this is the figurehead to the Schooner Sultana, based in Chestertown, in Kent County. The 97′ schooner was built in 2001, as a replica of “the smallest schooner ever in the British Royal Navy.
You can go to Schooner Sultana for more info on its educational mission.
You can also go to Flickr for pictures of its construction.
Here’s a picture from the airplane observation area at BWI, which is located on the southside of the airport right in front of one of the main runways. This area is actually called the Thomas A Dixon Jr. Aircraft Observation area, and its home of a pleasant area to see planes land or take off. I was there on a day when they were taking off, which is slightly less preferable to seeing them land as they gain altitude rather quickly when taking off.
Thi is the Shiplap house in Annapolis. It is one of the, if not the absolute, oldest buildings in the historic downtown area. It was built in 1715 and named after the material useed to side sailing ships and which was used to side part of the house itself. Appropriately, the man who used to live there, cut lumber for ships and also ran a tavern out of the house.
It has changed hands a few times and is now home to a the Historic Annapolis Foundation.
This is one of the piers on the grounds of the US Naval Academy that the midshipmen use for training. This picture was taken on a quiet and windy saturday afternoon in the summer, so there were not many people around and plenty of picture-taking opportunities. In addition to this pier, there are quite a few more entries into the water on the campus, and also a walking trail that goes around the perimeter of the grounds along the water.
Here’s a shot of the state flag hanging proudly from a sailboat in Annapolis. Still no internet in the Maryland Daily Photoquarters, so sorry again for the late post.
Here’s a shot which I took from a great distance of one of the doors of the State House in Annapolis. I was going to use this in conjunction with a good line like, “hope your new year opens the door to future success” or “…as we close the door on 2008,” but I’ve decided not to. 2008 was a great year to start MDP and I’m looking forward to some good sight seeing and photo taking in 2009.
For Election Day, we have a picture of an American flag hanging from a lamppost in Annapolis.
For 125 years, this has been the home of the Governor of Maryland. It is located on state circle, but outside the circle, which is occupied by this building. It was built in 1870, and since that day this building has hosted the executives of Maryland, the Royalty of England, famous works of art, and much more.