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Embers For Ashes Recher Theater
Last night Embers for Ashes played Recher Theater. This was my third time seeing them at this venue. All the shows there have been very good, but last night they connected with the crowd, and with each other, and it made for a great show. … Read entire article »
Back to Kinder Park
With the nice change of weather in the upper 50’s, Laura and I decided to go to Kinder Park. The fact that it is technically still winter was still there, with snow from our last blizzards still in scattered places around the park… Because of the winter, not much was “alive” at Kinder today. Some berries… …some ducks too. Of course, the ever present silos were still there. Laura got to try out her new bike! And before we left, we saw … Read entire article »
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Baltimore Auto Show 2010
A few times in the past I have given to Miquel as his Valentine’s present, a visit to the car show in Baltimore’s Convention Center. In the years past, it has been overwhelmingly amazing and it was almost too much show to see in one visit. This year, I was excited to have more Valentines to take, and we set out yesterday to the Maryland Auto Show. There were some noticeable changes at the start. Not … Read entire article »
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Snowiest Winter
The climate report from the National Weather Service was just posted and the word out of BWI-Marshall airport is that 4″ of snow fell on February 9th, pushing the winter total snowfall to 64.4″, which makes the winter of 2009-’10 the snowiest winter on record for Baltimore. The old record of 62.5″ didn’t last very long; it was set in the winter of 1995-’96. Official snow records go back to 1883 (other weather records date … Read entire article »
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Scenes in Baltimore, Blizzard of 2010
Another video HERE … Read entire article »
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Blizzard 2010
Well in the midst of blizzard conditions here in Maryland, we are looking to break records for snow. Some images so far: … Read entire article »
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Blizzard 2009: Next Day
The day after the storm nearly breaks all December records, the sun came out and it was time to dig out. Glen Burnie received 22.5 inches, it’s safe I think to say that Pasadena got close to that. This is our back deck. Enric and Miranda set out to clean the cars and driveway off. Silas helps! Having a day that I couldn’t do much, gave me a chance to take some time and do something I really like to … Read entire article »
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Ocean City
I finally have finished uploading photos from our weekend at Ocean City CLICK HERE (Three pages) … Read entire article »
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The Morning After
The night gave us winds, crashing waves, thunder, lightning, and a LOT of rain. The morning was…calm and lovely. No sunrise as I was hoping for, but just lovely. But the BEST surprise for me, was to see DOLPHINS! Then the clouds parted, to reveal that yes, the sun had come up. … Read entire article »
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The Pier
I was sitting in the hotel room talking to John when my cell phone rang. It was the girls saying, “You need to hurry to the pier! The waves are hitting it!” The pier at Ocean City is reserved for amusement rides close to the boardwalk, and further into the water, a great lookout of the beach and even more out, a place for those who like to go fishing. Donna and I quickly dressed and rushed … Read entire article »
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Storms and a Hurricane
In spite of the storms that have hit Maryland and a hurricane off the coast, we have had great weather so far. Today it became obvious that the two fronts, the storms and the hurricane, are soon to descend on us. The sky looking to the east. Storm clouds to the west. The sea was a fury and most stood along the beach watching. Others played around with the new formations that the waves were making in the beach. Around … Read entire article »
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Sunrise, Day Two
I woke up, looked at the clock, noted the time was precisely for sunrise, dashed out of the bed grabbing my camera at the same time, and managed to photograph a nice sunrise. … Read entire article »
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A Day at the Beach
Today was our first full day at Ocean City. After watching the sunrise, we went out for breakfast. As it turns out, my favorite place in the world (The Dough Roller) to eat breakfast, Donna likes too! And now Laura is a convert too! The pancakes are simply the BEST. Mine were plain, Jenny got Pineapple and coconut, and Donna got pecan. Laura helped me with mine and loved them. They decorate the Dough Roller with carousel horses. Next we hit … Read entire article »
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Ocean City Bound
We got a wonderful invitation from Jenny’s mom and dad to go to Ocean City. We left today. Traffic on the Bay Bridge was strangely busy. But once through we were here in no time! The view straight out from our hotel. Our hotel is very close to the Kite Loft Laura and Jenny wave to Donna and I below. Our walk down the boardwalk… A walk in town. The view in the evening from our balcony. Jen and Laura model their new dresses. … Read entire article »
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Flea Market
In the first time, in my adult life, I went to a flea market today. I think as a child I remember once going with Chris and her family, but as an adult, this was indeed a first. I went because Jenny and her mom were setting up to sell some things and Laura jumped in to do the same with them, I wanted to see what it was all about. Miquel provided muscle, and apparently … Read entire article »
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A Day in Avalon
Avalon Area of Patapsco State Park that is. Enric, Miranda, and Silas are still in town. Enric and Miquel decided to go mountain biking and Miranda and Laura went hiking. I got to spend some time with Silas. Silas climbed mountains at the playground there. Here, I show off my great grandparenting skills as I take photos of Silas falling off a swing. Next, we thought we’d impress Mr. Dolphin (or as Silas calls him, Dolph), and show … Read entire article »
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Our Fourth
Our July 4th started with a sit-down family lunch of Tortilla de Patatas. With everyone’s tummy happy, we decided to get some tennis in before heading out to the harbor. Already happy to have spent most of the day with my two children, I showered and looked forward to meeting the Kucha’s to go to Baltimore. Harborplace was filled witih people and fixed up for the holiday. We relaxed at the Hard Rock Cafe… The girls had frozen virgin drinks. Chris … Read entire article »
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Pump Up The Volume
Today Laura and I were invited to Heather’s dance recital. This was the 16th Annual Dance Recital of Dancer’s Dreams, and held where I used to attend High School, Northeast. The first number, danced to Mercy: The next number was called, Busting Loose It was a great show. I took 800 photos in all. Another highlight was watching Cameron. He loved the dancing, he wanted, “More!” Coming home was interesting, a terrible storm with lightning greeted us as we left … Read entire article »
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Missing: Maryland’s Millionaires
From the Wall Street Journal: Maryland couldn’t balance its budget last year, so the state tried to close the shortfall by fleecing the wealthy. Politicians in Annapolis created a millionaire tax bracket, raising the top marginal income-tax rate to 6.25%. And because cities such as Baltimore and Bethesda also impose income taxes, the state-local tax rate can go as high as 9.45%. Governor Martin O’Malley, a dedicated class warrior, declared that these richest 0.3% of filers were “willing and able to pay their fair share.” The Baltimore Sun predicted the rich would “grin and bear it.” One year later, nobody’s grinning. One-third of the millionaires have disappeared from Maryland tax rolls. In 2008 roughly 3,000 million-dollar income tax returns were filed by the end of April. This year there were 2,000, which … Read entire article »
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Blue Angels!
Each year the Blue Angels come to Annapolis. The first time I saw them was unexpected and almost scary! |A few times back now, it’s just a thrill to see what it is they can do. This was my first time though with my new Canon camera using the 70-300mm lens. There isn’t much I can say about their presentation, I will let the pictures speak for themselves… One thing that I can say, is that it’s … Read entire article »
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Spring at Kinder Park
Well it’s been on and on raining here in Maryland for ages, and yesterday the rain stopped and the sun came out for a time. I had a day playing taxi driver (and not an easy task as the driver door won’t open) to Miquel and Laura, but still managed some time for myself at Kinder. I usually take hundreds of photos of each outing, and yesterday was no different, but for this blog, I have … Read entire article »
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Sideling Hill and Blackwater Falls
We made Thursday our day trip to Blackwater Falls in West Virginia. It is a good four hour drive to get there. It had been a long time since I had visited there, and I wanted John to see it too. This was going to take an John, having lived in sea-level Australia for so long, a glimpse of the mountains. Laura also came along with us. On our way, we made a stop in Maryland, … Read entire article »
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Conowingo Dam
Yesterday, John and I took our cameras (and his new lens) to Conowingo Dam. We had heard of eagle sightings and went for a long drive in hopes of seeing one. Conowingo Dam is rather interesting in and of itself. The Conowingo Dam (also Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant, Conowingo Hydroelectric Station) is a large hydroelectric dam in the Lower Susquehanna River. The dam, one of the largest non-federal hydroelectric dams in the US, is classified as a medium … Read entire article »
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Spring Comes to Pasadena
Finally, a combination of sun and showers, we get blooms and birds! … Read entire article »
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An Aussie’s Trip to Maryland
It’s always interesting to view your own area from the perspective of someone from somewhere else. Last October, John from Perth, Western Australia visited the USA. He was whisked out of his plane into downtown New York City by four crazy women and then we flew down Interstate 95 to Maryland, where we never really rested a day. We went to two zoos, Maryland and D.C.’s, The Baltimore Harbor and the Aquarium there, Harper’s Ferry, West … Read entire article »
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Kilgore Falls in Rocks State Park
Two days before we were with freezing temperatures and under a blanket of ice and snow, and then Saturday we woke up to a balmy 60 degrees. So, rather spontaneously, Laura and I decided to go to Kilgore Falls at Rocks State Park, located in Northern Harford County, one of our favorite places for an outing. We invited Jenny and Heather. As the car moved away from the houses and shops, the girls were soon captured … Read entire article »
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March Gives Us Snow
First a question. How come almost every time they have a Global Warming protest, it gets snow? Do you think God is trying to tell them something? Anyway….We waited all winter for a good amount of snow and finally we turn the calendar and March brought us about a foot in some areas! Laura suggested we go to Lake Waterford Then we went to visit the horses around the corner. … Read entire article »
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Autumn Splendor
I love the first week of November in Pasadena… … Read entire article »
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Walks With John
Being John’s last full day, and having walked nearly as far as our legs would allow us, we spent it close to home, but again walking. Anyone who knows me even a little, knows that I love to walk and use this time for thinking, and when walking with someone, sharing thoughts. So we walked up the church road, Jacobsville Park, and one of the best thinking places I know, Kinder Farm Park. I think we were … Read entire article »
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge
We took a day to do some shopping for John’s boys, Jeff and Jamie. We went to Annapolis Mall to a shop called Zumiez. We found a few items exclusive to that store and not available in Australia. While in the area, I thought it would be a good time to just quickly cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. It is a remarkable structure over a body of water that means so much to Maryland. I just … Read entire article »
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Maryland Renaissance Festival
I have long wanted to go to the Renaisaance Festival, but for one reason or another, I never got to go. While still in Australia and his trip still in the planning stages, it ended up that Maryland’s RenFest was one of the items that helped decide when John would come. He asked me to pick a weekend of my choice, and he planned his trip around October 18th, as I chose Chivalry Weekend. Out of all … Read entire article »
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Hanna
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” Dolly Parton Tropical Storm Hanna seems to be making itself felt here in Maryland. By the radar with the eye south of here and coming this way, there is more to ride out. By looking out my window, I think we’ll have a mess tomorrow. … Read entire article »
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Ocean City, Maryland
In the past, I have taken a lot of teasing from my friends who spent summers going east with their families to Ocean City, and my family always went west to visit family in the mountains of West Virginia and Virginia. So when I finally got to experience Ocean City, they had a lot of laughs at my questions. Like…Where’s the boardwalk? (Apparently I was standing on it), and “They don’t have chocolate pop tarts here?” Since then, … Read entire article »
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Everyday
…is starting to look the same around here. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 447 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES THE ATMOSPHERE IS FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE GREATEST THREATS…BUT THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. HEAVY RAINFALL AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE … Read entire article »
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