2018 - 2015 Daily Gallery
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After the Storm
July 28, 2017
Maryland, as well as most of the East Coast, has been hit with tons of rain over the past 10 days or so, this is last nights sky after the storm.
TED
July 27, 2018
I did not get a chance to play this game while in Vegas but did take a quick photo. It looks fun.
Le Cafe Ile St. Louis
July 26, 2018
This cute little French inspired bistro is inside the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and sits just off the casino floor.
Swarovski Crystal
I snapped this photo of the iconic Swarovski Crystal Swan heading back to our room late one night. I love their logo.
https://www.swarovski.com/Web_US/en/index
Paris, Las Vegas
July 23, 2018
We have returned from Vegas but I am in a slump with posting so I will be posting 2 photos today. This is the pool at the Paris, it was very nice but with temps in the 100's the pool felt like bath water. I'll take it though if it means I'm not in the Office ;)
https://www.caesars.com/paris-las-vegas?utm_campaign=GMB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_term=Paris%20Las%20Vegas&utm_content=hotel
Fotoeffects Alphabet Challenge ~ "H" is for Hubcaps
July 22, 2018
While in Vegas we stopped by Discovery Channel's Welder Up. These hubcaps were on the wall. If you are not into cars, here's a quick explanation of the show and the shop.
Welder Up is not your average car customization shop. Steve Darnell is the mastermind behind the madness created at Welder Up. Las Vegas, NV is the perfect location to inspire him to design the wildest rat rods known to man. The vehicles that leave our shop will blow your mind and exceed your expectations. Just give Steve a theme for your build and you will be amazed by his imagination, the creative materials, and details that bring your vision to life.
http://www.welderup.com
The Venetian, Canal Shops
July 21, 2018
The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is a luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States, on the site of the old Sands Hotel. Designed by KlingStubbins, the hotel tower contains 36 stories and rises 475 feet (145 m). The Venetian is owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands.
Freemont East
July 20, 2018
The Pabst Brewing Company is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and was, by 1889, named after Frederick Pabst. Wikipedia
Fotoeffects Alphabet Challenge ~ "G" is for Glass Bottles
July 19, 2018
Back from Vegas, had a wonderful time. I missed posting, especially for the alphabet challenge so....better late than never :)
The Sign
July 13, 2018
Vegas here we come.....celebrating friends 50th birthday in Vegas. Bad behavior is in my future ;)
Fotoeffects Alphabet Challenge ~ "E" is for Eggs
July 1, 2018
Years ago a friend of mine told me how much better farm eggs were than grocery store eggs. I didn't believe there was a difference....well let me tell you, there is! We have several corner egg stands (so to speak) within a few miles of our house. I recently found a new stand where a flat of eggs (2-1/2 doz) are $5.....can't beat that!Echallengeeggslocalfarmstandcarroll countymarylandruralrhode island red
Sunday Drive
June 29, 2018
Got behind this old Plymouth last weekend. I couldn't resist taking a shot.
Algae
June 28, 2018
We have had so much rain in Maryland that most of the ponds are filled with algae due to the run off. I still loved this shot.
Abandoned Rt 30
June 27, 2018
Photo #17 of this old house...it is slowly falling apart.
I started posting photos of the abandoned house in January of 2017, I posted on a regular basis and then decided I'd stop for a few months to see more dramatic change. This photo is quite different than the last and much different from first.
https://dycasstudios.smugmug.com/Photography/Abandoned-Rt-30
Fotoeffects Alphabet Challenge ~ "D" is for Dogs
June 24, 2018
"D" is for dogs, hot dogs! Yesterday we stopped by the The Famous Hot Weiner (since 1923) in Hanover, their specialty...hot dogs with chili mustard & onion.
Flowers
June 23, 2018
I love when a flower bed full of flowers.
Holy Communion
June 22, 2018
One of my favorite communion photos.
Seniors
June 21, 2018
Summer Senior photo shoot before heading off to college.
Floral Sunshine
June 20, 2018
These bright yellow flowers make me happy.
Signs
June 19, 2018
I love all these little signs.
Yellow
June 18, 2018
Yellow Grocery Store Roses.
"C" is for Cider!
June 17, 218
Better late than never......super busy and forgot to post. Thank goodness T's Travels reminded me :)
Tats
June 15, 2018
All tatted up....
Tortoise
June 12, 2018
Doesn't he look like an old man ??
Green
June 11, 2018
Not sure what this is called, I think it may be some type of hydrangea.
Fotoeffects Alphabet Challenge ~ "B" is for Bracelet
June 10, 2018
"B" is for Bracelet and also for Bride.
Welcome to Wedding Season.
The HarborView Towers
June 9, 2018
Located at 100 HarborView Drive, The HarborView Towers rise 30 stories above Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Named after one of its best assets, The HarborView Towers boast the best views of the water and city skyline from every floor, every unit, and every angle. With luxurious amenities, newly renovated spaces and all of the benefits of urban living, The HarborView Towers offer Baltimore’s only waterfront living, literally on the water. This complex has been built on top of a former shipyard dry dock with water on all three sides. If you want a great harbor view, go to the place named after great harbor views.
The average list price is $414,656 or you can rent for roughly $2,655.
Lavender
June 8, 2018
No idea what this flower/plant is called but thought it was unique with the burgundy stems.
LV116 Chesapeake & The Pratt Street Power Plan
June 7, 2018
Another common sight while visiting downtown Baltimore is The Lightship Chesapeake and the PowerPlant Live.
The Pratt Street Power Plant
Also known as the Pier Four Power Plant, The Power Plant, "Pratt Street Toenail", and Pratt Street Station — is a historic former power plant located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, USA. It has undergone significant repurposing development since retirement and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The structure is a 132-by-326-foot complex of three buildings located at Pratt Street and Pier 4 at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The structures are brick with terra cotta trim and steel frame construction. It was built between 1900 and 1909 and is a massive industrial structure with Neo-Classical detailing designed by the architectural firm of Baldwin & Pennington. It was one of only 11 buildings in the zone of the Baltimore Fire of 1904 to survive that event.
It served as the main source of power for the United Railways and Electric Company, a consolidation of smaller street railway systems, that influenced the provision of citywide transportation and opened up suburban areas of Baltimore to power its electric street railway in the city. It later served as a central steam plant for the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Company, a predecessor of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company.
The boilers were coal-fired, and the plant's location on the harbor allowed easy delivery of coal by ship. The location also provided access to cooling water for the condensers, with intake on one side of the pier and discharge on the other.
The plant, with by-then obsolete equipment, was used sparingly until it was returned to service to meet the World War II production demand for electricity.Baltimore Gas & Electric finally ceased use of it in 1973.
After the electric plant was retired from service, the building was vacant several years, eventually becoming acquired by the City of Baltimore. It has since been redeveloped and repurposed for a variety of commercial projects.
The first two attempts at redevelopment - an indoor Six Flags theme park named Six Flags Power Plant (1985–1989) and a short-lived dance club called P.T. Flagg's (1989–1990) - were not successful. Since that time, other projects have had more success. The Power Plant's more recent tenants have included the first ESPN Zone in the country (opened July 11, 1998; closed June 2010 and replaced by Phillips Seafood), Hard Rock Cafe (opened July 4, 1997), Barnes & Noble, Gold's Gym (closed early 2010; and replaced by Pandion Performance Center in June 2015), and loft offices. Maryland Art Place, a contemporary art gallery for Maryland artists, is located in the northwest corner. It lends its name to the nearby Power Plant Live! nightlife complex. In November 2011, the former ESPN Zone space was filled by Phillips seafood restaurant, which moved from its longtime location inside Harborplace.
The Cordish Company has its headquarters on the sixth floor.[5] Cordish also developed the adjacent Pier IV building, whose tenants include Family Meal (a contemporary-diner restaurant by Bryan Voltaggio),[6] Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Dick's Last Resort.
Lightship 116 Chesapeake
When Lightship 116 "Chesapeake" was completed in 1930, she was among the most modern and capable ships in use with the US Lighthouse Service. Part of the vessel class of Lightship No.100, Lightship 116 was constructed from a standard design and boasted the best in stability, signaling capacity, living accommodations, and engineering efficiency then available.
Lightship 116 was built in South Carolina at the Charleston Machine and Drydock Company at a cost of $274,424. The new vessel featured an efficient diesel-electric power-plant (superseding earlier steam powered designs), all-steel construction, and impressive signaling equipment capable of marking her station in all kinds of weather and light conditions. Electricity for the ship's propulsion motor, lighting and machinery was supplied by four 75-kilowatt diesel engine/generator units located in the engine room. Her signaling apparatus consisted of a 13,000 candlepower electric beacon lamp atop each mast (later consolidated on the aft mast), an electric foghorn (later replaced with a compressed-air diaphone), radio beacon, and fog bell mounted on the main deck. The ship was equipped with two 5,000-pound mushroom anchors (one main and a spare) designed to hold her on station in all but the roughest weather.
Lightship 116 was designed for a crew of up to 16 - though normally several were away on shore leave at any given time. Crew accommodations included two-man staterooms for the enlisted men, a crew's mess, and an electrically powered galley and refrigerator unit (a major advancement for 1930). Officers (1st and 2nd Officer, Engineer and Assistant Engineer) had their own staterooms adjacent to their mess (dining room), and the Captain, or Master as he was called in the Lighthouse Service, occupied his own stateroom immediately behind the pilothouse.
The US Lighthouse Service first assigned Lightship 116 to the Fenwick Island Shoal (DE) Station from 1930-33; after that assignment she marked the entrance to Chesapeake Bay until the beginning of World War II. During the war most coastal lightships were withdrawn for security reasons and were often converted for wartime duties. During 1942-45 Lightship 116 was painted battleship gray, armed with two 20mm cannons, and used as a patrol/inspection vessel near the entrance to the Cape Cod Canal. In 1945, Lightship 116 returned to the waters off Cape Henry (VA) where her bright red hull, beacon light and "Chesapeake" station designation guided maritime traffic in and out of the Chesapeake Bay for the next 20 years.
On two occasions (1936 and 1962) while marking the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, Lightship 116 rode out hurricanes so powerful that the ship's anchor chain broke, forcing the crew to drop the spare anchor and run full ahead into the wind for many hours in vain attempts to remain on station.
Despite some equipment upgrades, such as radar, technology began to overtake Lightship 116 by the 1960s. In 1965, the Chesapeake Lightship Station was replaced by a Coast Guard offshore light tower built on stout pilings strong enough to withstand the roughest seas. Manned by a crew of just four, the light tower was cheaper to run and had a more powerful beacon visible for a distance of 17 miles. After being relieved at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Lightship 116's final duty station was marking the approaches to Delaware Bay until replaced there by a large automated light buoy in 1970.
In 1971, Lightship 116 was acquired by the National Park Service and was open to the public on the Potomac River. Since 1982, the ship has been part of the Baltimore Maritime Museum, now Historic Ships in Baltimore, and has continued to serve as an important link with the history of American aids to navigation.
Fells Point ~ Baltimore, MD
June 6, 2018
While relatives were in town we took time out to visit Fells Point. I just love the cobblestone streets. You can almost hear the old street cars where now only track remains. Fells has become sought out as a place to live for the young up and coming professionals of Baltimore.
Here is a little history:
Fells Point's is one of Baltimore's oldest neighborhoods, and in fact, was founded long before Baltimore became a city. The town was first settled in 1730 by William Fell, and it soon became a major port and shipbuilding center. In 1797, the town combined with Baltimore Town and Jones Town to form the city of Baltimore. Fells Point's prosperity continued as immigrants flowed to the area to fill the jobs quickly being created. However, the professional class moved north to higher ground and lower densities, leaving behind the area's more diverse working class.
It's this diversity and working class spirit that has imbued most of Fells Point's character throughout the years. The area has some of the largest concentration of bars in the city. But in recent years more boutiques and restaurants have opened to serve the growing professional class that has come back to the area and participated in its gentrification.
Speaking of gentrification, development of the city's posh Harbor East community has replaced aging brownfields and warehouses and served as a bridge, connecting the touristy Inner Harbor in the heart of Baltimore with the Fells Point community. Now one can travel seamlessly through several trendy communities to reach Fells Point. In fact, if you really want to enjoy the scenery, you can stroll the Baltimore Waterfront Promenade to get to Fells Point, or if you dont't feel like walking, take one of the Water Taxis that travel through the area.
Fells Point is about a mile east of downtown Baltimore. Fells Point's two Main Streets include Thames and Broadway while other shops, restaurants, and businesses can be found along Aliceanna, and Fleet Streets. Set your GPS for the intersection of Thames Street and Broadway to find the heart of Fells Point.
https://www.destinationmainstreets.com/maryland/fells-point.php
My Mom ~ Happy Birthday
June 5, 2018
Happy Birthday to my mom, my rock, my confidant, my best friend and my biggest supporter. I have a always tried to be like my mom, she is one of the most caring and loving people I know. Thank you for always being there for me and my family no matter what. You have shown us all what true love, loyalty and families are all about. I wish you the most wonderful of all birthdays, if anyone deserves a day off its you. I hope we are able to get the family together next week for dinner. I love you!
Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
June 4, 2018
I took this while aboard the Urban Pirate Boat in Baltimore. I love getting on the water, it gives you a new perspective of the city .
The Seven Foot Knoll Light was built in 1855 and is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in Maryland. It was located atop Seven Foot Knoll in the Chesapeake Bay until it was replaced by a modern navigational aid and relocated to Baltimore's Inner Harbor as a museum exhibit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Foot_Knoll_Light
