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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.