The Roar of the Waves

Recently Jerry and I visited the Eastern Shore. We are mountain and valley people, so spending a few days around the bay and ocean are different for us. It was a spur of the moment idea.

One day was spent in the charming town of St. Michael's, between Easton and Cambridge. We enjoyed a cruise on the Patriot, refreshing, relaxing and fun! As you can see by the picture above, it was a beautiful day to be on the water.

We also visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum which tells the stories of the Bay. There are ten exhibit buildings as well as the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, below. Although it was a short climb to the top, the steps were very narrow. We took a slow walk up, and down, now that we're senior citizens.

We drove out to Tilghman's Island and surrounding roads, where I found my favorite subjects to photograph!

Our dinner was delish and our room was comfortable and quiet. It was a good day for sightseeing!

We took a ferry out of Bellevue over to Oxford on our way to Blackwater Refuge near Cambridge. Jerry snapped me as I was enjoying the trip over.

We saw this green heron while waiting for the ferry to arrive. Looks a little different from it's better known cousin.

We've been to the Blackwater Refuge before, so was hoping to see some eagles again. Only spotted one and it was too high to get a snap. See that speck in the sky near the middle. A beautiful day none-the-less.

On we went to Assateague Island where wild horses roam. We didn't see many there, but I did get a few snaps.

Chincoteague Island on the Virginia shore beckoned us next. I had visited Chincoteague 40+ years ago and remembered a small vishing village where I ended up getting very burned from the sun. My how it's changed!The ride in is beautiful and the wildlife refuge and seashore provided many scenes to photograph.

We got in late afternoon and caught this snap of the sun going down.

Up at 5 a.m. we were off to the shore to watch the sunrise. Walking along the beach and hearing the waves was magnificant. The power is incredible. This was only my second experience of walking the beach at sunrise. I was mesmerized as I watch the horizon begin to color. Our God indeed is an awesome God! The snap below is before sunrise. The first snap of the post was a beautiful display of God's handiwork.

We visited Captain Timothy Hill's house, circa 1800. It's the oldest house on the island.

The Assateague Light House was rebuilt 1866-1867. (Assateague Island comes all the way down the shoreline to Chincoteague.) It was 142 steps to the top. I was determined to climb it the next day until I remembered my knee the next morning. So we admired it from afar, seeing it's light flash as the island sky became dusk.

On our way home Jerry said, "This has been a great trip!" Looks like the mountains have competition!

Our fawns are losing their spots as you can see below. We're putting corn out twice a day, occasionally three times. Our herd of buck haven't been up much in August and September, but last evening we had four guys dining. Four big guys! Was too dark to get a snap.