Photograph #28 through #40

13 April 2012
New York City, NY
Central Park

14 April 2012
Cornwall, NY
Nature Reserve

16 April 2012
Stony Point, NY
Lighthouse and Battleground

17 April 2012
Fort Montgomery, NY
My backyard

19 April 2012
My House

24 April 2012
New York City, NY
WTC

25 April 2012
I made an apron

28 April 2012
Annapolis, MD
Naval Academy

29 April 2012
Annapolis, MD

30 April 2012
New York City, NY
New Apple Store

1 May 2012
West Point, NY
Trophy Point

5 May 2012
Highland Falls, NY
Dance Recital

6 May 2012
My home
Birthday dinner for sis

Annapolis, Maryland

I feel like I should be writing an entire article on this charming place.  There is so much I wish I could write.  I dream of being a professional traveler, writing fantastic articles with dramatic experiences and stories full of alluring characters and artsy shops.  But as you all have surely noticed, I am not a writer.  I am a photographer.  So, without words, I will allow my photographs to tell of my adventure this weekend.  There is still so much to explore and I certainly would welcome any opportunity to travel to Annapolis again...and soon!  If you haven't found your way to this exciting little town, I think you would find it a hidden treasure well worth your time!

A Beautiful Day for Croquet

Dear Friends,

Here are a few more images from the croquet match I attended this weekend in Annapolis, MD.  Delight! Next year I'm wearing a big hat.  Just so you know!  You can find the images from the previous post here.

Croquet

I do not even know where to begin! This weekend was fabulous and I experienced my first actual croquet match!  This wasn't the croquet in my backyard growing up kind of match.  It was St. John's College vs. The Naval Academy.  I don't know how the score turned out, last I heard before I ventured off into the crowd was St. John's was killing the other team 25 to 5.  Wow.  Navy is good at everything else, so I think the score was allowed.  I honestly didn't watch the match attentively, I was too busy complementing ladies on their hats and gentlemen on their bow ties and sneaking in a dance.  Many people were kind enough to let me photograph them.  After all, why else would you dress up so fancy?  They were all photograph worthy and I wish I could have stopped every person.  There was so much creativity pulsing around me!  Thankfully, the fantastic fashion distracted me from the smell of cigars, but  they certainly added to the classy atmosphere.  Here are a few images from the match.  More are to come soon!  I hope you love them!

Florida

I have been blessed to travel and see so many diverse places in my life.  I keep wondering when the opportunities will end, but they keep coming and I feel so grateful to continue to have these opportunities!  Just two weeks ago, I was able to travel to Florida for the first time and experience the beach on the ocean and the golf and enjoy warm, warm, weather.  It was heavenly and I am so grateful to the friend who invited me along.  Here are some (well a lot) of the images from my trip.

 Cocoa Beach, FL.  I have not been to a beach and swam in the water since Hawaii 2006.  It was wonderful!

Katie and I enjoyed a 7/11 slurpie our first day there!

The LDS Orlando, Florida temple 

We stayed in a series of, ehem, interesting hotels.  This one was appropriately named Magic Castle.  This was one of the better hotels we stayed in...

We enjoyed a Braves spring training game!

Clearwater, FL

We made the BIGGEST, BEST sand castle ever!  People were stopping to watch a bunch of 20-something- year- olds make a sand castle. 

Unfortunately, the only sunset-on-the-beach shot I was able to get.

On my way back from Florida, I was able to see the campus at the Navel Academy.  And wow.  It took my breath away!  

The dear friend who invited me on this wonderful trip!