Found this awesome, serene, spot on my daily hike with Sandi today. We were walking through the nature preserve when I spotted these 2 fallen trees a few yards off the beaten path.  (Momma long legs & her big white dog.) I also found these while we were walking. The whole skeleton was (almost) in tact. I think these cool little vertebrae bones and jagged teeth are from a raccoon. I snagged them to add to my collection of "strange oddities found while hiking". I keep all kinds of weird findings in a glass jar as souvenirs.Sandi is such...

I just sent a message to my friend Bruce that read, "I went through an abandoned historic home today called the Charles Ewell House. Built circa 1800. Federal style. Please tell me you're related so we can scoop this house up and save it?" Bruce's last name just happens to be the same name as the original owner of this home. I'm sure that they're not related, but one can only hope. I can't wait to see what he replies.I did my research and found out this house is the only real home in the area with any significant age. It's so sophisticated for being from...

Large bodies of water always look spectacular at sunset. Look at the colors I saw in the sky tonight. I took Sandi to the shore of the Sinepuxent Bay to relax for a little tonight after a long day of working hard in the office. I got a lot of writing and organizational work done today. My brain is kind of fried at the moment from using a thesaurus, conjugating verbs, and forming sentences for more than 5 hours in front of my computer. It's all good though, just one look at these waters and I'm cured (at least for a little). Hope you had yourself...

Genesar is a 2 and a half story brick home that was built in 1732. It's located in Berlin, MD - in the South Point area - near the Sinepuxent Bay. Genesar is labeled as one of the earliest developments of formal Georgian design plans in the U.S. Genesar was known to have one of the finest examples of glazed brickwork in the state of Maryland. Apparently, the home was vandalized in 1941. Whoever wrecked the building took paneling out of the home that was said to be one of the best colonial paneling on the entire east coast. Here are a few pictures...

I adore old things. It's like trying to figure out the history and past of someone or something. Wandering off to photograph some long forgotten home, abandoned business, or a historical landmark is one of my favorite hobbies. Apparently, this also makes me trespasser extraordinaire. I promise that I'm not destroying anything - just snapping pictures to document.I've already written a few blog entries about historic places and landmarks in our community (The Atlantic Hotel, St. Martin's Church, Shore Drive-In) and love seeing everyone’s thoughts about these fun sites. With that said, I've decided that I'm going to try to make it a regular...