Annapolis and Other Places

A replica of a 16th Century ship sailed by Spanish explorers.

A great night to be on the beach

While in Arles, France Vincent van Gogh created a series of paintings about sunflowers.  I think I see why. 

The newly reopened pier at Ocean City, after Hurricane Sandy washed the previous one into the ocean.

Wild horses enjoying the surf and sand on Assateague Island.  

I do not know the name of this extinct volcano at the Grand Canyon, or if it even has a name.  I know I stood at the southern rim, cl...

A slight deviation from my usual travel images, I know, but one day I'd love to go to some place distant  where wild animals still ...

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the Creator ~ Mahatma Gandhi ...

Riding alongside the Bir Hakeim Bridge (which is slightly left and out of the picture), is the statue of Jean d'Arc, entitled La Fr...

Out west, it is hard to gauge the speed at which you drive.  Hardly any other cars and hundreds of miles till  the next city, the nex...

After a short hike through the rain forest of Dominica, you'll reach Emerald Falls - A cool and refreshing 50 foot waterfall plungi...

Until the construction of the C&O Canal (Chesapeake and Ohio), boat transportation was made impossible by the waterfalls on the Po...

Despite the rain, shoppers flock into Harrods , the largest department store in Europe.  Located in the borough of Kensington and Chels...

The Leicester Longwool were once a popular breed of sheep in the colonies.  Smaller than modern breeds, with coarser wool and less mea...

Celebrations honoring mothers and motherhood have occurred throughout the world for thousands of years, in various forms, on differen...

Walking along the beach right around sunrise I spotted this shark.  Right after I took this picture I tried nudging it back into the oc...

The Fontana di Trevi;  Legend has it that throwing a coin with one's right hand over one's left shoulder ensures that the t...

Below the hill of Montjuic , by the Palau Nacional   in Barcelona, you'll find the dancing waters of The Magic Fountain , construct...

From the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, a pine tree is silhouetted against the red clouds of sunset.  Sunset is when the tra...

I was having a drink on a patio overlooking Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas when this green iguana ambled by.  Beautiful creature.  The...

The South River is traversed by two bridges: the South River Bridge, carrying Solomons Island Road, and the Riva Bridge, carrying Riva ...

Oia , pronounced "Ia" is on the north end of the island of Santorini.  Houses and hotels built right onto the cliffs provide fa...

The magnolia is one of the oldest plant species , with fossils dating back 58 million years.  In ancient China, depending on the variet...

The meterological begining of spring is March 20, the vernal equinox.  Retailers like to think it's on the day after Presiden...

As a gift of friendship, in 1912, Japan sent 3,020 cherry trees to the United States.  They were shipped from Yokohama to Seattle, wh...

Throngs of people and photographers will be milling about the DC Tidal Basin the next few days, hoping to time their visit to see the c...

The U.S. Naval Academy Bridge crosses the Severn River, in Annapolis.  A segment of MD Route 450, it provides an alternate entrance t...

Although commercial fire knife dancing is performed with wooden poles wrapped in burning towels, traditional knife dancing was composed...

I was in Florida when I spotted this red- tailed hawk .  These birds of prey are often used in falconry , although traditionally, a fa...

I was leaving London to return to the States the next morning.  It had been showering all night, and the wind had not abated.  I wish...