Sunflower Field

 A local sunflower field in July 2021.  Taken late in the day with nice backlighting.

Sunflower Still Life

 An unusual angle

Yellow Crowned Night Heron Juvenile

I spotted a heron in Southern St. Mary’s County July 25th.  I don’t think a yellow crowned night heron is a common bird for this area, but it is in their range. Most photos I saw were from Florida and Texas.  We see lots of great blue herons and occasional green herons.  Elsewhere I have seen tri-colored herons.  I was surprised it wasn’t one of them.

More Local Flowers

Some of my favorite summer flowers.

Osprey in July 2021

 Some nearby osprey from my neighborhood in St. Mary's County.

River Concert 4: Sultry Summer Night Jazz Tango and More, July 16, 2021

 The last 2021 summer concert at St. Mary's College of Maryland featured Sara Jones, jazz vocalist, José Cueto, violinist and Bryan Bourne, trombone player with the Chesapeake Orchestra.  It was indeed a sultry and very hot summer night!  These are rehearsal photos.  I really enjoyed hearing "Sway" and "One Note Samba".  At the moment, all of the 4 concerts are available to watch at https://www.smcm.edu/river-concert/

José Cueto

Bryan Bourne

Kevin, Sara's husband

Sara Jones

Jeffrey Silberschlag, Flugelhorn

Still life of Gladiolus

I photographed some gladiolus from my garden in front of a black backdrop.  Two stems turned into a nice triangle shape that I really liked.