Signs of the times in St. Mary's County, MD

 When I took a few minutes to photograph the Spring flowers, I noticed a few scenes that represented our current times with the pandemic.  I didn't know till later, that the Governor of Maryland told people to stay out of the local parks.  Nicolet Park was almost empty anyway.  I found this old abandoned deflated basketball in the woods that I kicked into the scene nearby to add to the feeling of quiet and emptiness.

 No watchers.  No game.

Only one person at the dirt bike track, photographed through a fence with a long lens.

 Take out only.

 Closed churches, not the norm.

Spring 2020

 Camelia

 Can you identify this flower from a small tree?

 Cherry Trees in Lexington Park

Historic St. Mary's City

Spring is here in St. Mary’s County, Maryland

Annapolis Dock Street in Winter

We went to Annapolis for an annual check up and spent the late afternoon by the docks.  Here is an assortment of images that I enjoyed.  The docks are usually full of boats in the warm weather months.

I liked how the Market house sign "pointed" toward the docks.

Some students were taking sailing lessons in the river and the sails briefly reflected on calmer water.

Near sunset, I noticed how the buildings were reflecting on a ...

black car.  The driver asked us what we were looking at and understood after I showed her the photo.

As the sky turned pink and twilight blue was taking over, I snapped this image of a branch on a nearby tree.  I looked upward so you can't see that the branch was surrounded by city buildings.

Gold Rose with Textures

I photographed this dead rose on February 13th and it still looks good now.  Usually roses just wilt and fall over.  I liked the textures in this rose, after most people would have tossed it out. The photograph is made of  26 photos using a technique called photo stacking.  I combined those photos with various focus points to create sharpness throughout the photo. 

If you see my "Friendship Roses" blog post from February 17th, you will see what the live rose looked like.