The vaulted arch and mechanisms for the doors at Fort Washington.
Showing posts with label Baltimore Tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baltimore Tourism. Show all posts
June 28, 2010
May 31, 2010
Happy Memorial Day #8
Berries ripen at Downes Park. C said these are Mulberries. I contend they are raspberries/blackberries. I think mulberries grow on bushes. This appeared to be growing on a vine covering a bush.
Despite continued warnings "not to eat berries in the woods!" I did eat berries in the woods when I was a kid. I seem to recall raspberries/blackberries looking exactly like this.
Plus, I'm fatter and should just inherently know more about foraging.
May 22, 2010
Month of May Catch Up - #1 Mother's Day Weekend
Mother's day weekend was the big block Bake Sale. I'm planning to upload some pics of my contributions to the design blog at some point this evening.
Saturday after the back sale C and I ventured to the Inner Harbor to purchase a few Mother's Day gifts and get some lunch. Our tapas lunch was lack luster but the weather was pretty good. . .Windy but pretty warm and quite clear.
Caught this pic of the Constellation from the vantage point of the sky-walk above Pratt Street between the Galleria and the Harbor Place Pavilions.
That's right, the sky walk. I'm trying to be less of a wuss about heights. I'll never bungee jump or anything but I'm making a conscious effort to venture onto things like swinging bridges, sky walks, etc. It seemed to be getting worse the older I was getting so I'm working on it. Of course it's not so much the height that's terrifying, it's the fear of falling. So I guess I'm working on my fear of falling from way up high and being squashed all over the ground below!
March 25, 2010
Patapsco Park #162
This spider was moving. I'm surprised at the couple good clicks I got off before he went hiding under some leaves.
Patapsco Park #158
The Bloede Dam at Patapsco State Park. It was used to generate hydroelectricity in the early 1900's.
You could tell winter was hard on the woods even from the main trials C and I walked. Lots of up-rooted and trees and broken limbs. Luckily signs of spring were EVERYWHERE!
Patapsco Park #161
C and I checked out Patapsco State Park on Sunday afternoon. The weather was great. Neither of us had ever been to the park - which is rather embarrassing since it's practically in our backyard! We couldn't stay too long, but it we will definitely be going back.
We saw a snake, this spider, and a few waterfowl. A good end to a nice weekend.
Sorry I'm soooooooo slow in uploading all this stuff. I've been busy doing a whole lot of who knows what?! Ordered myself a little technological toy this evening that might make all this magic happen a little more rapidly (hahaha). . .A MacBookPro! I'm very excited about it's photo manipulation capabilities. We'll see how it all works out 3-5 days from now! hahaha.
February 03, 2010
Fells Point Snow #94
When I was a kid, Dad used to rave about the merits of Bertha's during a good snowfall. PEI mussels in a warm broth, Maryland crab soup, warm bread, Irish butter, bone-warming drinks. . .
I tried over the years to capture that moment. Dressed up, dressed down, snow, no snow, carve your name into the booth, or not. . .
It was never as beautiful as he described.
I think because it wasn't mine.
I had mine this evening. . .Ale Mary's to meet a man that wasn't my Husband (no worries C was soon to follow). Window seat, cream of crab soup, stories, watching the snow fall, watching couples leave and throw snowballs at one other. . .Watching my past, present, and future. . .
Maybe what Dad was trying to say was enjoy life? We have a good life? Eat Bertha's Mussels. Eat it all up. Love it.
I've been forgetting the message? Losing sight?
Not for too long. I hope.
February 02, 2010
October 12, 2009
October 03, 2009
Homewood and the ArtWalk Tour #3
Homewood - the rear portico/piedment - recently restored.
So after Burt gave us the scoop on the outside of the property, he placed us in the capable hands of an equally knowledgeable man, who's name unfortunately escapes me.
This gentleman gave us a tour inside Homewood. Wow! It's been meticulously restored thanks the the generosity of a JHU alum named Merrick. The painstaking work it took to research and acquire the contents is apparent.
We learned Carroll of Homewood ended up tapping his father for about $40,000 to complete the grand house. Amazingly, all of the reciepts for furnishings were kept by the elder Carroll and that helped guide the restoration process. The records are down to the smallest of details. . ."framing for 18 prints of the City of Philadelphia." The records are that complete.
Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your perspective, I have no interior photographs. We were the only two with the docent and I didn't want to distract him or interrupt him by continually clicking pics.
Homewood and the ArtWalk Tour #11
C: "I'm not feelin' the rabbit on the anvil."
d: "Maybe the rabbit's not feelin' you either."
Homewood and the ArtWalk Tour #12
C and I were the only two on the tour and our guide was amazing. If you go, Burt will give you a top-notch tour. He was extremely knowledgeable about a whole host of subjects.
The tour covers what was once Carroll of Homewood's summer estate. When Carroll of Homewood married into the prominent Philadelphia Chew family, his father Carroll of Carrollton gave him a wedding gift - 130 acres and $10,000 to build a home.
The Artwalk tour covers that property. The Baltimore Museum of Art is situationed on at least a portion of the original property (including it's outdoor sculpture garden).
Homewood and the ArtWalk Tour #9
For our first FreeFall Baltimore event, we opted for the Homewood/BMA Artwalk tour. The tour can either start at Homewood Mansion/Museum OR the Baltimore Museum of Art. You need to call ahead for reservations but we made ours just a few hours before going and it was fine.
We opted for the 2 o'clock tour leaving from the BMA. The tour does not include interior exhibits of the BMA (although that is also free). We plan to check it out thoroughly soon.
September 19, 2009
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