Eating in Gettysburg

We were in the Gettysburg area Saturday afternoon for a niece’s birthday party and decided to visit the Outlets and Dobbin House. After taking in a few stores at the Outlet, our stomach’s voted for dinner. Being in Gettysburg, there was only one choice. Shirley and I love Dobbin House and see it as a treat to take someone with us. In this case it was family. There was a wait of 20 to 30 minutes that stretched to just short of an hour,, it is one of the few places that is worth the wait. Of course, I had my camera and took some images during the wait as day turned to night. While there is the Alexander Dobbin dining rooms, we like the Springhouse Tavern. We find the tavern romantic and enjoy dining by candlelight. The grandchildren are happy as Madison gets a fruit platter and Emma gets a cheeseburger, plain, only cheese. Shirley and I got our usual meal of onion soup and open faced ham sandwich with spinach, cheese and mushrooms. Becca decided to try the onion soup and enjoyed it. Sean had the soup of the day which was a gumbo and he said it was good. Of course, I haven’t had anything there that wasn’t good. If you are ever in Gettysburg, we suggest you stop by Dobbin House for a dining experience.

Focusing on deer

At times, its hard to remember to take pictures when the deer are out back. They are fun to watch in the morning and evenings, especially when the fawns come along. Whe the fawns are young, mom leaves them at the egde of the woods, but as they age they tag along and play. Mom also teaches them to eat in the garden. Watching them eat the beans and tomatoes makes it easy to see the crop damage that farmers talk about. One of the images is a deer with a mouth full of beans. I know the hunters have taken to the woods for bow season and other hunters are thinking about rifle season at the end of November, but I shoot the deer with my Nikon. The deer pictured here, where all shot in the Eldersburg area. Seven of the images were captured out the kitchen window. If you look at the seventh image, you see white tails on both sides of the doe. She has two fawns that are nursing.

September Song

I was disappointed when I heard September Song would not be held this year. The shows are always first rate. The production always said fall was here to me. I always looked forward to shooting dress rehearsal. I got to shoot about 10 out of the 38 shows they held. Sports and other duties kept me from shooting the assignment every year. I always felt like Santa missed my house when I didn't get to shoot it. By the way, I love to shoot plays. It keeps you on your toes with the characters moving and the changing light. I should add that I like musicals, so it was fun to shoot while singing along. So I was happy to hear they were holding a revue this year. I didn't get to cover it, but I know they are working to return next year. The past few years they have performed at Century. The revue is Saturday night at Carroll Arts Center in Westminster. I quickly grabbed some images from some of the shows I have shot. They are Showboat, 1976; Man of Lamancha, 1986; Camelot, 1987; Hello Dolly, 1988; Sound of Music, 1989; Annie, 1998; Hello Dolly, 2003; Anything Goes, 2007 and Annie Get Your Gun, 2008.

End of Summer

Labor Day weekend always marked the end of summer when I was growing up, so I thought I would share some images from the warm months of the year. The pools would close and we would start school on Tuesday(okay, that was 40 years ago).  The sunsets seem to be perfect for the end of the season, as the sun setting ends the day and Labor Day ends the summer. I love the squirrel, he looks like he is ready to fight. He was looking for peanuts that Shirley threw out for the birds. Some of the images of the sun and clouds remind me of Sunday church bulletins. The color foam on the windshield is from a car wash, where the granddaughters love the foam. I will keep my eyes open for more images before summer turns to fall, but already my mind is searching for scenes of autumn. There is one spot on River Road I plan to capture when the leaves start to turn. All of the images were taken in Carroll.