Month of May Catch Up - #2 Mother's Day Weekend

The Power Plant from the Pratt Street Skywalk, Saturday May 8.

Patterson Park #99

Mr. Boh. . .Oh how we swoon for Mr. Boh come a spring sunset!

Patterson Park #97

Patterson Park #81

Are you over this already? It's only been featured and discussed about 12 times on this blog in the past year. d's favorite view: The Key Bridge as seen from Hampstead Hill in Patterson Park.

Patterson Park #80

The sun sets on the Pagoda and a glorious spring day.

Patterson Park Ducks #69

Patterson Park Ducks #131

I look at the series of pics I took of the ducks at sunset at the Patterson Park Boat Lake and it reminds me of how I think about C and me as we grow older together: A pair, watching another sunset, peacefully, side by side, content.

Fort Smallwood Park #134

You need to approach a Canada Goose very very gingerly. They are prone to irrationality with regard to encroaching outsiders.

And yes. . .They are Canada Geese. Not Canadian Geese. And frankly following that USA Men's hockey game this past weekend do we really want to allow Canada even an "ian" at this point? Hahaha.

Fort Smallwood Park #125

Fort Smallwood Park #113

I can't say why but I see beauty in this ugliness. It seems to smack of people. People that work really hard keeping operations going. . .People that need jobs. People that work at the mercy of huge corporate machines that don't necessarily care about their employees or otherwise. . .The machine.

Sounds as if someone finally finished One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. . .

Fort Armistead #110

Sadly, we also saw a similar scene at Fort Howard. These are the forts that helped protect the Chesapeake Bay. They do have a degree of historical significance and yet they are in a state of disgrace. It seems shameful. . especially for Fort Armistead - which boasts amazing views of the Key Bridge as well as being the namesake of a very distinguished Maryland military figure. I would be more than happy to pay a small admittance fee or become a member if that would help alleviate some of the obvious issues that seem to plague this park.

Fort Armistead Park #103

I like how these ring billed gulls seem to be plotting. . .

Fort Armistead #88

Fort Armistead Park #86

Fort Armistead Park #78

Fort Armistead Park #74

Yesterday C and I ventured to Fort Armistead Park. We had a tip some red throated loons were spotted in the area recently. No loons. . .Nothing really but some gulls. The fort is a graffiti covered mess but the views of the Key Bridge and Sparrows Point across the river are pretty fantastic.

Snow Dogs #88

Snow Dogs #93

Molly and Tilghman after their walk this morning.

Snow-poc-alypse #91

South Potomac Street. This morning. Facing south towards the water. This pic is less encouraging in terms of road conditions.

Snow-poc-alypse #90

Canton Square. Facing east. This morning about 8. These streets are greatly improved even compared to our last venture to the Square Monday evening and despite the additional 20ish inches we got. This is encouraging indeed.