Friday FOTO – Bald Eagle flies over Middletown

I was sitting in the family room the other evening around dinner time. I happen to glance out the window and noticed a few “hawks” or turkey vultures soaring in the distance. It was a nice breezing evening, so it was not uncommon to see them circling the skies. One broke away from the crowd and caught my eye. His head was almost glistening…snatched up my camera (never too far from me) and stepped outside. And I’ll be damn, it was a Bald Eagle. I don’t have the greatest camera in the world but it does pretty well. (I did take pretty good pictures of the eclipse with it) So the pictures don’t do this Patriotic Bird of Prey any justice but you get to see it. I must say it was a pretty exciting moment for me.

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Have a great weekend…

Friday Foto for Fun

I had some time to kill before I had to pick up my daughter for soccer practice earlier this week. I pass by the signs on Alternate Route 40 all the time. “Washington Monument State Park” But isn’t the Monument in DC? This monument was erected long before the National Washington Monument  and, in my opinion, offers a much more pleasant experience. The entrance is across the street from the historic South Mountain Inn and right next to the Dahlgren Chapel.

The Washington Monument State Park sits along the Appalachian Trail and peacefully a top one of the high points on South Mountain. I think I found my “happy” place with this park. The views are wonderful and the history is intriguing. I can only imagine what took place on that mountain during the Civil War times. I am sure the rocks tell a story…I just haven’t heard them yet.

One thing that really draws me to this location is the fact they see Bald Eagles on a regular basis. I would love to photograph a Bald Eagle majestically flying across the ridge line. They are such an awesome species…maybe its just my patriotism that favors this bird of prey.

Have a great week…if you are looking for something to do, stop by The Washington Monument State Park.

Friday Foto for Fairy Tales

Yesterday was our friends first trip to see the Easter Bunny with their newborn baby. Of course as any proud parents, you need photos and more photos and then a few more. There wasn’t any tears or screaming at all…mom held it together pretty well.

After pictures at the FSK Mall, we headed over to Applebee’s for some grub. While we were there, in walk a few familiar faces. Not only did she get to see the Easter Bunny, she also got to see Santa. Not just one Santa but two Santas. They must of had a Tweetup, Sledup or Meetup or something. We thought we were being invaded by the Salvation Army bell ringers union. OK photo op with the working camera the Fuji s5200. (They had business cards and everything.) I knew they were the real Santa Doubles.

So when we left the restaurant…there it was — his sleigh!! …and that my friends is your Friday Foto in Frederick.

You can visit this Santa on his website MustangSanta.com. This is some serious biz. They even have their own fraternity.

Have a great weekend. (remember, he know if you’ve been bad or good.)

Frederick Foto Friday

I am not much a star gazer, but I do enjoy looking at the beauty up there. Wednesday night was the Full Lunar Eclipse. This only happens every so often. The next one will be visible from the United States in 2010 (seems like a long way off, it’s not.) I figure I would seize the moment, freeze my butt off and take some pictures. I set up the tripod and pointed it toward the clears freezing skies. About every fifteen minutes I would go out and take a series of shots. The whole process took about three hours. The first shot was about 9 PM and the last one was about midnight. Sorry about the one that in portrait view, I wanted try something different.

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Hope you enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed taken them.

Have a great weekend

Bob

PS. Today, Danger Bay is taking place in the Maryland area, so stop by for a little virtual trip.

Also, for all of you WordPress Users. These photos were easily uploaded to this post using this Flickr Plugin.

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