It’s so hot this week that it’s almost too hot to go out on the water. And for some I’m sure that it is, but for them they can sit by the water in the shade at Wilmer Park in Chestertown. —— Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher and Editor of […]
Continue ReadingThis week I have been busy working on this year’s Delmarva Scenes Calendar. There will be two with the first, a 16 Month 2019-2020 wall calendar, being completed this week. I’m waiting for the preview copy to be delivered with the publishing date being August 1st. This was the last photograph picked and will be […]
Continue ReadingIt is hard work being a Waterman on the Chesapeake Bay. They are out early in the morning working for their catch that is harder to find every year. But everyone once in awhile they get to play which they did in Rock Hall on June 30th for the Annual Kent County Waterman’s Association Waterman’s […]
Continue ReadingHere in Kent County, MD, where I live Daylillies bloom in the later weeks of June. They are often seen on the road side, but people have them planted as well. These are against a fence near the entrance to the rear of the Mainstay in Rock Hall. —— Delmarva Scenes is a photo project […]
Continue ReadingThere are many great Community Theaters on the Delmarva Peninsula. Church Hill Theatre have been putting on shows for 30 years. This year’s Summer Musical is Jesus Christ Superstar. I have been working with the theatre for a few years photographing their production and at times working back stage. I am doing both with this […]
Continue ReadingFor many their way onto Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the Delmarva Peninsula is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, or simply the Bay Bridge. The bridge, which opened in 1952, is officially called the Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge. A parallel span was added in 1973. The Bay Bridge and the C&D Canal Bridge are […]
Continue ReadingPell Gardens in Chesapeake City is a nice place to visit and enjoy the view of the C&D Canal. The Gardens was named for the The Rev. Walden Pell, II. Rev Pell was the headmaster of the St. Andrews School in Middletown, Delaware, from 1929 to 1957 and served as the priest in charge of […]
Continue ReadingWith funding from Chesapeake Bay Trust Artist Morgan Bench created the mural on the Park Building in Betterton. It was dedicated during Bettertown Appreciation Day, August 4, 2018. Although weather conditions prevented it from being finished until a few days later.
Continue ReadingThis past weekend Chestertown held their Annual Tea Party Festival. Were you there? Relive the weekend with the photographs of ShoreToBeFun Photographs. If you missed it, see what you missed and plan for next year. The 43rd Chestertown Tea Party Festival will be held on 2019 Memorial Day Weekend. May 25 May 26 May 27 […]
Continue ReadingDuring the Earth Day Festival in Chestertown, at noon on April 21, 2018, the newly painted fountain in Chestertown was turned on for the season.
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