The Delmarva Peninsula landscape, like many areas of the country, is dotted with churches. Many dating back to the 1800’s and earlier. Last week I was asked if I had a scene that could be used on the Worship page for a Chamber of Commerce directory. I actually had one, and it turned out to […]
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 ReadingOn the berm near the Visitor’s Center in Cambridge the Cambridge Rotary Club presents their Flags for Heroes fundraiser. The Rotary Flags for Heroes provides a fantastic visual display of American Flags during Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, began as a day to decorate the graves of the Civil War […]
Continue ReadingSpring is a time for the Dogwood to flower and even in mid-may a few of the trees are still in bloom as was this one in Galena when they had their Annual Dogwood Day Festival on May 18th —— Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher and Editor of ChesaDel Crier, […]
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 ReadingThe Delmarva Peninsula has many lovely places to commune with nature. There are many parks. Town Parks, County Parks, State Parks, and National Wildlife Management Areas. This week while I was in Denton I decided to take a little break and visit Martinak State Park. I was walking one of their trails and capture this […]
Continue ReadingFrom from 1941 until June 6, 2002 when the Wye Oak was destroyed during a severe thunderstorm, it was the oldest white oak tree in the United States. In 2002 it was believed to be over 460 years old. A clone of the tree was planted in the remains of the trunk of the original […]
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 ReadingQueen Anne’s County’s Fallen Heroes Memorial, located on Rt 18, is dedicated to emergency services workers who have given their lives protecting and serving Queen Anne’s County citizens. The Fallen Heroes Memorial was first dedicated in June 2003 with the following having stone markers inscribed with their names and the dates of their deaths: Warden […]
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