SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

Fun starts at the Renaissance Festival in Maryland where there’s some type of entertainment for everyone!! Magician Violin Player Hair Braiding Blowing Bubbles My husband works for a company that buys out Six Flags Amusement Park for one whole day!  So that...
Great Country Farms – Potato Dig

Great Country Farms – Potato Dig

On August 29, my husband, son and I traveled to Bluemont, Va. where the Great Country Farms was hosting a potato dig.  Nothing tastes better than a potato fresh from the ground.  We rode the hayride wagon to the field and dug out potatoes!  Then we headed to the...
Frederick, Maryland – “Color on the Creek”

Frederick, Maryland – “Color on the Creek”

On August 23, my husband and I traveled to Frederick, Maryland to see the Color on the Creek project — a project to enhance the water quality and aesthetics of the Carroll Creek Linear Park in downtown Frederick.  We found a charming water canal through town...
Burnside Farm – “Summer of Sunflowers”

Burnside Farm – “Summer of Sunflowers”

On August 14, my son and I visited Burnside Farm, a family owned operation at 2570 Logmill Road in Haymarket, Va.  The sign on Route 15 said “pick your own sunflowers;” this event is one of several that the owners host on their fields.  We found the...
Summer

Summer

Summer:  hot temps, long days and short nights!  Unfortunately, it also seems like an unending rainy season with dull, gray skies!  Even my annual visit to the Western North Carolina mountains was very windy, foggy and/or overcast.  Yet, I was lucky to capture a great...