I posted a similar picture to this one a while ago. I shot this bridge railing over loch raven a few different ways. The difference here is that this shot was taken with my film camera and has a totally different feel to it.
Baltimore County
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Dec 11
Purple Flamingo
The purple flamingo at home in its natural habitat; the front yard of a Baltimore County home.
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Nov 11
Island
When I went to Loch Raven last month I was drawn to one specific point. This one right here. That island used to be connected to the main land and it was a popular spot becasue it’s right next to the open area by the roadway with easy parking. While the reservoir is full of cool things, most of them require at least a little hiking through the woods. So this area becomes the visiting area of choice for those who wish to enjoy nature with as little walking as possible. In other words, everyone goes here. So the island is a pretty well known spot, and it certainly was a point of curiosity for me on this trip.
What I really enjoyed was walking back out of the area. On my way to the car I was following four people, about the same age as me, who I did not know and did not try to engage. We passed a couple walking towards us who asked, “how are things?” The goup of four’s response, “you can’t get to the island any more.”
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Oct 11
Front door
Despite the fact that over the last century people have been moving into developments and that the hampton house is closely surrounded on two sides by developments and on another side by the beltway, the views around the house have been skillfully maintained. Here you can see the view to the North.
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Oct 11
Cupola
You know MDP loves a good cupola, here showing the one from the Hampton house. When I was there the other day, I really focused on the outside of the building becasue I had been inside the house a few times before and felt as though I was pretty much up to date on that aspect of the site. However, I am racking my brain for factoids to share here and now I’m drawing a blank.
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Sep 11
Have you seen me lately?
Stink bugs are everywhere in the state of Maryland now. However, they seem to be found in higher concentrations the farther north I go. There were so many as I was walking through Loch Raven reservoir the other day that I realized I had never featured them on MDP and that my failure to do so was a failure to capture an unfortunate part of everyday life in Maryland.
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Sep 11
Hampton Tree
Yesterday’s statue came from the Hampton Mansion, seen here next to an absolutely massive tree in it’s yard. One of the things the home is known for is it’s terraced gardens. I’m sure the tree here wasn’t this big back in the day, but at it’s present size it sits in such a way to completely block any view of the gardens from the home.
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Sep 11
Mansion Statue
Can you name the historic Baltimore County home in the portico of which sits this statue?