Calm Reflections Photography shares beautiful photographs that can be placed on mugs, mouse pads, canvas, puzzles, T-shirts, coasters and prints. Joanna Macaulay makes souvenirs of St. Mary’s County for tourists and local residents. Information about St. Mary’s County attractions, travel, events and photography can be found at her site. She now does pet photography as well.

To buy my photos, photo cards, and photo crafts of wildlife, pets, holidays and more, visit my Zazzle Photo store at https://www.zazzle.com/store/calmreflectionsphoto






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Pink Flowers in St Marys County 2025

I wandered around St Mary's County a little to find some pretty Spring flowers.  Most of them were pink.  Can I help it if it's my f...

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Showing posts with label cherry blossom. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Pink Flowers in St Marys County 2025

I wandered around St Mary's County a little to find some pretty Spring flowers.  Most of them were pink.  Can I help it if it's my favorite color!  

Cherry Tree

I liked the combination of shades of red with shades of green

Camelia bush

Red bud

Cherry blossoms


Camelias




Monday, April 15, 2024

Spring Cherry Blossoms Part 2

Here are more cherry blossoms to enjoy.  I get a second chance at photographing them because the weeping cherry trees in my own yard bloom a lot later than the trees in Lexington Park and elsewhere.  The first photo is a stacked photo to improve the sharpness of the image, taken in a Lexington Park parking lot.  Notice how much more impact the photo with just a blue sky makes than the others with blurred backgrounds.








Monday, April 3, 2023

Cherry Blossom Time in St. Marys County

The cherry blossoms were quite early this year.  The ones in my yard still haven’t bloomed yet.  I found plenty on display at the Lexington Manor Passive Park, and in parking lots everywhere in Lexington Park and Leonardtown.  The headquarters for St Marys County Schools had some gorgeous ones with lamp posts and reflections.  Generally, the photos are enhanced by having something else as the subject with the flowers used like a lovely frame.  The blossoms themselves or several trees are pretty too.
Reflections

Lamp post



Backlighting

Framed with a Tree

Delicate 



Frame a Cloud



Monday, April 18, 2022

Spring is All Around

I was stuck after a doctor checkup at the Calvert Hospital parking lot for an hour last week.  What is a photographer to do?  It was Spring and I only had a cell phone.  It kept me busy, walking and out of trouble.  LOL.  Here are the results, edited in Snapseed, a phone app.  I wish my phone had a closeup lens or telephoto.


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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Monday, March 23, 2020

Spring 2020

 Camelia

 Can you identify this flower from a small tree?



 Cherry Trees in Lexington Park



Historic St. Mary's City