Ferry Ride

Last weekend I went to a function hosted by one of the horseman's associations I belong to. Getting there involved taking a local ferry across one of the sounds. The ferry left the dock at 7:45 a.m. and it was an overcast day.

It's about a 20-minute ride across during which time I love watching the birds. The cormorants were lined up on the bulkhead...

Mid-way across we pass the other ferry that's running the opposite direction. The seagulls were having fun.

There are usually a lot of seagulls that follow along, feeding on any fish that get stirred up and on any bread crumbs that passengers throw...but this morning there were a lot of cormorants that flew along too. That's one coming in for a water landing with his wings still spread on the left-hand side of the picture below.

Eastern Shore

Last week I went on a bit of a vacation...had the opportunity to go visit with the UK rellies on this side of the pond. They were up on the eastern shore of Maryland. Sadly LoML had work responsibilities and couldn't go. I tried to soak up all the niece & nephew time I could (they're 7 and 9 and growing up fast!). And I took lots of pictures!

One of the things we did was go to a maritime museum....that's where I took a lot of fun shots like those I posted on Saturday, and these:

Show...

...and tell....well, the tell will have to wait. I'm in the midst of a bit of adventure but will save the telling for a bit later.