This is really the second part of last week’s Delmarva Scene, which had tall ships coming back into port after an excursion down the Chester River. This is from Sunday afternoon when the ships, with passengers, leaving port for an adventure on the river. —— Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher […]
Continue ReadingIn 2001 the newly launched schooner SULTANA and the PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II paired up for a casual sail on the Chester River the weekend before both vessels “downrigged” for the winter. Nearly 20 years later the weekend has become one of the biggest Tall Ships Festival. Here are the two journeying up the Chester […]
Continue ReadingFor many Fall is their favorite time of the year on the Delmarva Peninsula. I tend to like Spring best, but I do like fall. Especially when the trees begin to turn. There are many places that the trees are more beautiful, but looking across the water seeing a sight like this makes you stop […]
Continue ReadingIt is fun to see the Autumn Decorations in the towns I visit on the Peninsula. There is just something that a pumpkin, mum, bale of straw and corn stalks that cries out Fall. It’s a great season! —— Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher and Editor of ChesaDel Crier, where […]
Continue ReadingPhotographer SG (Steve) Atkinson who lives in Kent County, Maryland has published an annual “Kent County in Pictures” calendar since the 2014 calendar. The 7th in the series is now available. This calendar is a great way to relive the previous year of events throughout the county. The months January through September are photos from […]
Continue ReadingEven on the Delmarva Peninsula Friday Nights in the Fall is for High School Football. I am an Alum of Kent County High School and often photograph their home football games. This Friday the home team Trojans played visiting Colonel Richardson. Before the game I noticed this view while I was waiting for the game […]
Continue ReadingWhile traveling across the Delmarva Peninsula I see a lot of old building, barns and silos that have been neglected and on the verge of disappearing. They are a view of the past that has changed. I sometimes stop to photograph them, but not as often as I should. I really do need to stop […]
Continue ReadingWhen one travels the Delmarva Peninsula, even those of us that live here, often don’t travel off of the main road. This photo comes from one of those times I decided to go off of the main road near me. —— Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher and Editor of ChesaDel […]
Continue ReadingDelmarva has plenty of wildlife areas. One of them is Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge located at the mouth of the Chester River. It’s only a few miles from my home, but I haven’t been there nearly as often as I would like. On this trip I stopped at an area they call the Butterfly […]
Continue ReadingOn the first Anniversary of the attack on the US on 9/11/01 the Town of Galena in Kent County Maryland has had a Remembrance Ceremony for those who died, especially the first responders, on the fateful day. As the ceremony commenced nature provided this remembrance sunset, which I captured through the flags that were at […]
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