Snow Hill Park and Beach, St Marys County, MD

 I visited Snow Hill Park after driving by and noticing that the renovations were done and it was open again.  They added some fun hammocks, a location for events, a nice playground and a nicer picnic pavilion since I was last there.  There are plans to put in restrooms, hiking trails, a motorized boat ramp, a nature center and more parking in the future.  I expect it will eventually be a quite popular and crowded park.

Enjoy my photos of the current park.  See my blog post from July 4th 2022 to see some older features of the park.  The big curvy tree is still there, but the covered boathouse is gone.

These guys loved having their photo taken.

Nearby pond

Sumac?

Restrooms that will be replaced later.

Coralroot or Common Soapwart

Dixon Family Farm Lavender

Dixon Family Farm was fun to visit with lots of flowers, butterflies and animals.  You could buy flowers, hold a party or reception and there was even a little store with lavender selections.  They sometimes have special events too.  The animals were somewhat shy, so I gently talked to them and they were curious about me.  It was really sweet.  (This has slightly older photos from June and July, so it probably wouldn't look the same now.)  Children would enjoy the farm too.

Lavender

butterfly

Our State flower, black eyed susan

goat

Curious Donkeys

Flowers 2025

 Some pretty flowers from St. Cecilia Catholic Church and Trinity Episcopal Church

Beautiful Poppies

I visited a poppy field in May and June.  They are delicate flowers and don't last long in a vase, but they are so artistic to photograph with lots of unusual curves.  I suspect they are at their best early in the morning, but these were late afternoon photos.

Three poppies

Blue Bachelor Button with Bee

Dying but still beautiful

Hiding the center

Poppies in a Red Vase

Early Spring in St. Mary's County March 23, 2025

We took a pleasant ride around the south county to look for flowers.  There were some pretty purple farm fields I haven't photographed before.  We stopped at both St. Mary's Chapel and St. Cecilia Catholic Church.  

St Mary's Chapel

St. Cecilia's Catholic Church gardens

Pansies