Southern Maryland Colonial Faire and Fall Festival Oct 19, 2019

 Ready!

Fire!  By First Maryland Regiment and Brooke's Company of Calvert Militia

 Still life decorations by the Crossroads of Hughesville Garden Club.  They were very beautiful and tasteful.

 Red tailed hawk and other birds of prey presented by Mike and his friend.

 Eastern screech owl

 Barn owl

 Colonial costume detail

 Barn wall texture

Chalk Point Generating Station (Coal power plant) reflection by the river

This event was very well organized and they thought of everything.  There were even golf carts to help seniors get up the steep hill from the parking lot!

Sunflowers 1

Sunflowers come in a variety of colors like yellow, red and orange.  (I used to think they were only yellow.)  When I saw a few fields of sunflowers, their heads turn toward the sun, so sometimes I needed to walk quite a distance to get a good photo, or they weren't facing the right way to include the sunset.  These were all mostly sunny day photos.

 I liked this one, since it had an unusual number of petals and a frilly look.

Brookside Gardens

Brookside Garden Reflections in the Spring

 Painting

 Peaceful

Flower Reflections

After Hours Opening of When Darkness Falls

Please come see the new exhibit "When Darkness Falls:  Night Explorations" at Annmarie Gardens.  The theme of the artistic works includes the mystery and illumination of light in the darkness.  

You are invited to the Friday evening reception at the Gardens to meet the artists and see the winners.  This will be my sixth participation in one of their exhibits! 

The display will be upstairs in the Kay Daugherty Gallery, where I will have 2 photographs this time, "Ghost" and "HVFD Fireworks".  

The opening reception is:
Friday Oct 11, 2019
5-8 pm
13470 Dowell Rd, Solomons, MD

Usually music and light refreshments including wine (so sorry, no children)
Usually $5 admission or so

The dates of the exhibit are from October 11, 2019-January 26, 2020, open whenever the garden building is open.

For more information visit:
https://www.annmariegarden.org/annmarie2/content/when-darkness-falls-night-explorations

Exotic and Not So Exotic Flowers

 Delphinium
While my camera is still being fixed for an old shutter and minor repairs, here are some pretty flowers from earlier this year.

 Red Tower Ginger (Hawaiian)

 Mexican Honeysuckle?

 Anemone

 Clematis

 Azalea

 Rose

 Foxglove

 A little rain helps

Pentas or Bright Pink Egyptian Star Cluster

Two More Photos will be on Display in the Next Annmarie Garden Exhibit

Information about When Darkness Falls: Night Explorations

My photos called Ghost and HVFD Fireworks will be on display at Annmarie Garden Kay Daugherty Gallery October 11, 2019-January 26, 2020 for the exhibit called "When Darkness Falls:  Night Explorations".  Both are for sale, so if your favorite holiday is Halloween or you love celebrations, take a look.

Previous gallery exhibits I shared my photography in included:  SWARM:  Invasion of the Insects, Spectacular Skies, Escape:  Art on Vacation, Of a Feather: Birds in Art, and Ebb and Flow:  The Power of Water.  I suspect this exhibit will be on the top floor.

I was surprised to sell Michigan Beach at the Ebb and Flow Exhibit.

Please join me in attending the After Hours Opening on October 11, 2019 5-8 pm.

Bald Eagles Stopped by to Check Out the Creek

 The osprey have probably flown south now, so the eagles felt free to hang out at the osprey nest again.  They came just in time for me to add some photos to the animal critique group I belong to in the Photographic Society of America yesterday.  This one seemed the sharpest and the others are bonus pictures for you.