Fun with a Red Rose

 I gave myself a rose as a reward, so of course, I had to photograph it too.

Window light

Red and gold

Rose with a Christmas gnome

Bald Eagle Pair Having a Meal

Occasionally, a bald eagle pair comes to visit and fish from the osprey nest nearby.  They are fun to watch.  I saw one yesterday, and heard one a few days ago, but there haven't been a lot of birds of prey around lately, mostly just little buffleheads who are cute, but hard to photograph as they are SO tiny.  The eagles are around somewhere.  I believe they sometimes nest and have their young around this time of year, but I don't know where their nest is locally, but I doubt it is more than a mile or two from Ridge.

These are not my best photos.  They are not moving much, but their expressions are interesting and I like how their feathers blow around their head in the wind and the fish tail hanging over the nest.

 

Sunsets in St Mary's County

We recently drove to Point Lookout State Park to take a quick drive.  We wandered around a bit, and I took a few pretty sunset pictures over the calm waters.

Same shot, edited with a little purple color added in for fun.

A neighbor's new little lighthouse decoration

Solomon's Island Christmas 2025

 We had a quick lunch by the Solomon's Island boardwalk and discovered a few nice decorations scattered around amongst the seagulls and visitors.

Crab trap Christmas Tree

Annmarie Garden in Lights 2025

Happy Holidays!  We haven't visited Annmarie Garden for a few years, so at the last minute we drove over to see the lights for a little holiday cheer.  The garden mostly added to the display since last time.  I still recognized some of the light themes that I've seen before and there were quite a few new display areas.  It is still set up as lights along the paved path, so dress warmly if you go and be sure to reserve a time in advance on the website if it is needed.  It is great fun for children and includes an indoor (warm) exhibit with a large train set, art exhibit and homemade ornament sales.  The current upstairs exhibit in the Kay Daugherty Gallery is Chronicles Storytelling Through Imagery.  Sometimes their are visitors like the Frozen Princess or Santa.

https://www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/content/garden-lights-magical-light-show

Composite of 2 photos, 1 zoomed, one still

Clouds

Fun with Pink Flowers

Pink bouquet

Gerbera daisy

Autumn Scenes in St Mary's County 2025

Just a few more Autumn scenes before I switch to something else.  It's my second favorite time of year after Spring.  The colors are beautiful, even though they don't last long.