Infinity Ranch on Piney Point Road
Every late spring a rolling blanket of yellow “weeds” engulfs these two horse pastures. The folks at the ranch mow them down after they bloom, and the grass then thrives…
At Peace on My Porch
I wish you could hear the sound of the Piney Point Frogs (the bullfrogs are still adolescents). I wish you could hear the wind and the waves of the mighty…
Low, Low Tide, Still, Glassy Waters and a Warm Fog over the Potomac
Funny how the first sunny 60° day in February feels just so, so glorious, but then the first 60° day in September feels like it’s just plain chilly!
Déjà vu – Thinking Back to President’s Day 2003
View from my Backyard Today President’s Day 2003 I (foolishly) opted to drive from Maryland to Connecticut via I-95, as the worst blizzard of the season tracked behind me. I…
Winter Storm Jonas – Meh
I think that it is stupid to give winter storms a name, and likely a creation of the media to somehow cash in. Here in Piney Point the warm waters…
An Afternoon on Solomon’s Island
I’m guessing we had our last Indian summer day, as the temperatures reached the low 80’s, but a stiff bay breeze made it the type of day that you wanted…
Spared Again
My home in Potomac Beach experienced the highest tide since Hurricane Isabel. Oddly as we were preparing for a historic rain event, all we got (so far) is really high…
Four Decades of Keys
About twelve years ago, when I first brought my house, for some reason, I put a padlock on the master switch below the electric meter outside. I thought it odd…