A Visit to Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, MD

We visited Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis to get together with my sister and her husband.  It is part way between us both and a fun place to visit.  We had a pleasant picnic under the trees overlooking the little lake with a gazebo and bridge and the weather was a perfect Spring temperature, even though a storm loomed in the distance.They brought their dog, Brutus (black), so we just had to visit the unusual dog beach in the park.   Brutus wasn't too impressed, but we met another dog, Parker (curly haired tan dog) who was having his birthday party there.  

Dog beach

Brutus

Parker

Pink Fleabane

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.

Annapolis City Dock in January

Pinkney Street

 Sailboat Race

Annapolis, An Unexpected Visit

When a boat with trailer we purchased, was suddenly unsafe (smoking wheel bearing on one side of the trailer, tire and rim fell off on the other side), we ended up in Annapolis for the weekend.  We took the last room at the Navy Lodge and spent the day at Dock Street and Quiet Waters Park (to entertain our pet poodle).

Around Dock street, we met many dogs on the street and by the Federal House Bar and Grill.

     Carly

Quiet waters has a shady off leash fenced park, where we met young Soka happily digging a hole.

Then we visited the park dog beach near sunset.

Annapolis Windows for April St. Mary's County Camera Club Competition

The April Camera Club Competition theme was windows and doors.  We went to Kent Island to see the boat show with our friends Tommy and Angela.  Afterwards, we decided to visit Annapolis for dinner.  I suddenly realized that I would have a little time to find some window and door photos for the coming competition.  There are some lovely back streets with colorfully painted houses not far from the State house.  I asked Tommy to stand in front of this clever Trump L'Oeil painting of a bicycle by a window.  I asked  him to pose with his hand on the bicycle seat, like he was part of the painting.  The "wisteria" were very pretty and made me think of the scent I love.  I don't normally photograph other people's art work unless I can change it to make it more unique.  I would be happy to credit the artist if I knew who it was.  Please comment if you know. The photo won third place in the competition.  

Here are a few of the other interesting windows and doors I photographed in gorgeous colors.

This last one was interesting because it showed a door IN a window IN a door.  Fancy that!