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.

Lovely St. Mary's County Sunset

We've had some really pretty ones lately.

Same sunset with different angles, a few minutes apart.

      Wide angle lens

     

St. Mary's County Fair Photography

I was once again a judge for photography at the St. Mary's County Fair.  It is lots of fun to see some future photographers and possible Camera Club members.  Please visit the exhibit to see the wonderful photos.

Congratulations to the following winners!

(Please pardon me if I misspelled any names and please make corrections if you see any)

Champion purple ribbons (all are First place also)

Adult Brett Prucha girl with umbrella

Adult Life in St Marys workboat by

Mary Fearns

Adult Fair moment girl petting horse by Duane Woodburn

Junior flower water drop by Rachel Prucha

Childrens doll portrait by Daisy Chesser 

First places

Adult color 

Still life Rolls Royce reflection by Beth Fabey

Pictorial grand tetons by Beth Fabey

Nature white bird Colin Gilyeat

Adult Black and White

Portrait night kiss under umbrella by Caitlin Stanish

Sports horseback rider by C Wight

Still life hibiscus by Beth Fabey

Pictorial cat with steaming kettle by Beth Fabey

Nature bee by Chris Hess

Junior 11-17 color

Sports Softball by Anabel Eschenbrenner

Portrait girl with orange hair by Hailey Higgs

Still life toy photographer by Mac Quilliam

Pictorial Lovenborg castle by Jack Mulqueen

Junior St Marys Life pier by Madeson Manfield  

Junior 11-17 black and white

Still life dandelion by Noah Mansfield

Portrait teen boy by Rina Segesdy

Nature hyacinth by Emily Imhof

Pictorial falls by Ryan Cord

Children 10 and younger color

Sports 2 girls hanging by Hailey Bytella

Pet cat by Laura Munoz

Pictorial mountains by Joe Grossmon

Nature pumpkin by Leo Eschenbrenner

Childens Helicopter by Grace or Corice Tucker

Windmill Island Garden, Holland Michigan

The gardens seem fairly authentic. The real 251 year old De Zwaan windmill was purchased in 1964 and it's run by a female miller.   Other attractions include a flower garden, an Amsterdam street organ and a carousel.  In May, the gadens exhibit 115,000 blooming tulips.

     De Zwaan windmill

     Looking up!  The miller can position the sails to create messages to nearby residents, such as the mill is running or not, birth, marriage or mourning.

     Costumed guide

     Sarita couldn't go in the windmill and a nice employee offered to watch her.

      Communication with the top floor.

    The millstone to grind the grain.

     The gears

     Bridge to the island where the windmill is located with costumed guide..

     Gardens

      Gift shops

Holland Michigan

We visited two different Dutch parks in Holland Michigan during our recent trip, the Nelis' Dutch Village and Windmill Island Gardens.  Both allowed us to bring our rescue dog into the parks with a few limitations.  Traveling with a dog is challenging, especially in restaurants.

We first visited the Dutch Village which was a little more targeted at children.  They had some young dancers with wooden shoes, a lovely canal and some stores.  We skipped the amusement rides and petting zoo.

  One girl wore 11 pairs of socks to keep from losing her shoes.

     Sarita looked at the ducks, but didn't get near them.

     Shapes

     Reflections

Pet pictures from a Recent Michigan Trip

We drove to Michigan to visit relatives and met a few pets on the way with our own poodle, Sarita.  So cute!

In West Virginia, we met some poodles:

      Princess

     Buddy

     Buddy

     Sarita

And Blue, the cat.

     At Norman Kruse dog beach in Michigan we met a few pets, some were quite wet from romping in Lake Michigan.

      Pug

      Dog in the Dunes

      Wrigley with his Mom

     Oops!   No dogs on beach!  Actually on the border between beaches.

Then there was Murphy, the large cat.