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Baltimore's New Year's Inner Harbor Fireworks

The New Year's fireworks were postponed on New Year's Eve because of poor weather. They were rescheduled for early New Year's evening. The wind was calm and the crowd was small and I was blessed with a great opportuninity to get a nice photograph.

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Tree in Shohola Falls

Long week last week with the shutter failing on my Nikon D50 and computer problems at work. Took a drive to Delaware Water Gap over the weekend to get away. Trying to adjust to my D60 but I liked my older camera.

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Pelican Landing

I went on a fishing trip with my son Matthew yesterday and pelicans followed the boat back into the marina. I thought this picture was fitting today since our trip has come to an end and we are flying back home late this afternoon.

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Trap Pond Turtles

I finally got the kayak I bought over the winter in the water. I was a bit nervous taking the camera out on the water but we did ok. I was able to drift in on these turtles and got within about 5 feet. I need to learn how to stabilize the boat and camera but I was happy with my first attempt.

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Have a Colorful and Enjoyable Fall

My favorite cornfield. This was taken on a visit to the Finger Lakes in New York just south of Ithaca. I wanted something special for the first day of fall and it is too early here to capture the trees like this.

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Hector Falls

This waterfall is probably the most convenient and cooperative in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. It sits right next to the road and flows under a bridge just north of Watkins Glen on the east side of Seneca Lake. You could get a great view without getting out of the car!

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Eagle Cliff Falls at Havana Glen Park

Can you see the eagle in the rock of the cliff. This is in a small community park where we stayed on our first visit to the Finger Lakes. It's nice to see the small town of Montour Falls maintaining their waterfalls instead of fencing them off like the larger town of Ithaca.

Fishing in the Sunrise

I was lucky when this boat at the mouth of the Indian River Inlet drifted right across the sun's reflection on the water.

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Muddy Creek Falls

We took a drive at the end of the week to Swallow Falls and Blackwater Falls State Parks. After three weeks of sub freezing temperatures it was a winter wonderland.

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Looking Past the American Falls into Canada

Toadstools

Was out looking for other things to photograph but it was following a week of rain and I noticed these and got down on the ground and took this instead.

Lock them in until they work out an agreement on the budget and debt limit.
If a bunch of jocks and eccentric rich owners can reach an agreement those elected to govern the United States should be able to.

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Cecil County Fair
Fair Hill, Maryland

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Old Friend at Lovers Key

I will be heading to Ft. Myers, Florida this evening for a week of mid winter play. I found this snowy egret a couple years ago hanging around a guy fishing on the beach. Some of the egrets and herons have become rather social or mooches over time. This one took a shrimp out of my daughter's hand that the fisherman had given her. I will see it is still there this year. I thought it was fitting to repost this photograph to start my trip.

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Cayo Costa State Park Tricolored Heron

Journeys areTaken One Step at a Time.

I am doing better both physically and creatively this week. Thanks for everyone's many positive comments this week.

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Brickflower

The early morning light on this errant flower caught my attention.

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Look what popped up over the winter.
Enjoy the beginning of Spring!

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Lower Falls at Robert Treman State Park
Ithaca, New York

I finally made it to the cabin for the week. This is our side yard.
I hope to post some from the weekend tomorrow.

I was blessed by some rain before I left. Northern Pennsylvania got about 6 inches and the Finger Lakes Region of New York got about 4 inches in 2 weeks

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Baltimore Harbor at Dawn

Finally was at the harbor early with the promenade lights still on as sunrise approached.

Washington Mormon Temple Festival of Lights

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The Country Life (craft store) Goldfish Pond

We took a drive up into Pennsylvania Amish Country yesterday. We did some oulet shopping, had a real nice lunch and visited a few wineries while exploring the area. This photgraph was taken in a little shopping village in the town of Intercourse (yes there really is a small town called Intercourse a bit north of Lancaster). There is a nice craft store with a pond in front of it. It was very calm with a great reflection of the front of the store in the water. I thought it could be interesting if I could get the goldfish in the photograph so a spent some time waiting for the fish to swim to the middle of the small pond. I hope to get back there sometime and spend more time to see if I can do better.

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Clouds on the Mountainside
Catskills, New York

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Mabry's Mill

Taken on our drive down to my cousin's daughter Katelynn 's wedding. My father has had a picture of this Mill on his living room wall for the last 30 years so I had to stop here on the way.

Red Dragonfly

Went back to the ponds and watched the dragonflies. It was fun watching the many different types flying around. I will have to do some research to know which each one is.

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Dawn at the Domino Sugar Plant in the Baltimore Harbor

Got up early and went to the habor before work and had some pleasantly calm winds. The Domino Sugar Plant is the last remaining industrial operation remaining that you can see in the Inner Harbor.

Hopefully with spring starting on Sunday and the return of some evening light I will be able to take and post daily.

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Swirling Winds of Change

On Election Day yesterday in our uncertain world I took this picture looking up at the flag on Federal Hill overlooking the harbor in Baltimore.

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Inspiration Point at Letchworth State Park

I will be leaving on my fall trip thru central Pennsylvania and the Finger Lakes Region of New York tomorrow. I took this photograph last fall on my trip before joining Smug Mug.It was my favorite picture from Letchworth. The mist gave it a real "Mystical" look.

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Three things will last forever--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13
New Living Translation

Have a Blessed Weekend!

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Cross O'Lantern

Since Halloween is on Sunday this year I decided to try something different.
Have a blessed day.

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Washington Monument Behind Cherry Blossoms

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Playing at Hawk Falls
Hickory Run State Park
Pennsylvania

I took another drive up here hoping to catch the rhodendron bloom aroud the falls. They were not blooming but there were lots of kids of all ages playing on and aroud the falls.

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Happy Easter from Izabella and Some Bunnies.

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Happy New Year!

I wanted something a little different for today and thought of this photgraph which I posted late one day at the end of the summer. It said Happy to me.
Thanks for all of your supportive comments over the past year.
Hope you all are off to a Blessed & CreativeNew Year.

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Welcome to the SchmidtHouse. My name is Rick Schmidt, my wife Holly and I live in Perry Hall, which is northeast of Baltimore, Maryland.

In January 2007, with the kids grown and a bit of time to wander around, I bought a digital camera (Nikon D50) and began to experience a hobby I hadn't had time for in many years. Landscape and nature photography give me the opportunity to explore and absorb the beauty and majesty nearby in this wondrous world of ours.

I hope you enjoy some of the images I have been blessed to be able to record. Please give me your comments. I will appreciate any feedback and ideas you have to improve my photographs and this website.

I can be reached at SchmidtHouseRWS@yahoo.com

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