Gary The Friendly Goose - January 19, 2007

© (2007) photos by Vicki Polin

The strangest thing happened the other day when I stopped at a local pond to take some photos. As soon as I got out of my car I was greeted by the following goose. He followed me around every where I went. The funny thing was that every time I would aim the camera at something besides him, he would honk at me. At one point I thought he wanted to see my camera so I extended my hand with the camera.

Swan Lake - January, 2007

I was driving down a road with a friend out somewhere I think in Hartford County, MD. We came upon a small lake with two swans swimming. The photo's didn't come out that clear, yet I still like them.

© (2007) photographs by Vicki Polin

Sparks and the NCR Trail - January, 2007

There's this wonderful hiking, biking, jogging trail just outside of Baltimore known as the NCR Trail. The following photos are right near the Sparks entrance. The trail on what was once the old North Central Railroad tracks. It goes from just north of Baltimore, MA to York, PA.

Don't forget to click on each photograph to make them larger.

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Near Tufton Road - Baltimore County, MD

© (2007) photos by Vicki Polin

I had a few minutes today to get away. Drove out Park Heights Rd. to where ended, out to Tufton Rd. and beyond. The sun kept playing hide and seek.

Field of Cows - January 14, 2007

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Not sure what to say about these cows. They were all just standing around doing the cow thing.

Horses of Baltimore County - January 14, 2007

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It was a very warm Sunday afternoon. Very difficult to believe it was January 14th. The grass is getting pretty green. There's even buds on the trees. One would think it was early spring instead of the middle of winter.

Strange Duck - January, 2007

© (2007) photo by Vicki Polin

I was at the pond and saw this duck. I was trying to figure out if it was injured or not. Couldn't tell if the straw was under its wings or not? The duck was acting as if everything was fine. Just a strange picture I guess.

Traffic Jam I-95

I was driving on I-95 last week. The traffic was at a stand still. I looked out my side window and this is what I saw.

Sunset At Walmart - December 28, 2006

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Who would ever think you could find beauty in a Walmart parking lot?

The second photo is at a local pond. The picture came out a bit more pink then what I saw.

The Pond - December 26, 2006

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It started off to be a dark and dreary day to be running on errands. All of a sudden I noticed the sun coming out, breaking through the clouds in the sky.

I was not far from the pond on Park Heights Ave. near Old Court Road in Pikesville, MD. I decided to go in. This is what I saw. A far different scene then the winters of Chicago.

Assateague Island - Hanukkah, 2006

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This has been an unbelieveably warm winter. It was during the week of Hanukkah that a friend and I decided to take a ride to Assateague Island, which is located on the eastern shore of Maryland. It's about a three hour drive from Baltimore.

Assateague is a very interesting place. The island is famous for its "Chincoteague Ponies". No one knows for sure how or when the ponies first arrived on the island, a popular legend tells of ponies that escaped a shipwrecked Spanish galleon and swam ashore.

The island is now both a state and national park. When entering the park there's signs all over requesting that you not touch the horses or other wildlife. While we were there a group of ponies came up to our car, trying to nudge his way in through the window.

Sunset - December 24, 2006

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I was running around all day. Just got home and looked up at the sky. It's the time of day that the Ravens were flying around. If you look closely you can even see the moon.

Traffic Jam - December 20, 2006

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I was caught in a traffic jam on Tufton Rd. (Baltimore County). I looked out my window and the sun was setting.

Longhorn Bulls of Maryland

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November 2006 - I was taking a ride in the rolling hills of Maryland and came across these two bulls. They were more then willing to pose for a few photos.

Horse Sanctuary - November, 2006

A friend and I were roaming around on rural roads in southern Pennsylvania. When we came across a sanctuary for abused and neglected horses. I think this was around Glen Rock, PA.
We got out of our car to take some photographs and they automatically came running towards us.

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Music by Peter Himmelman - "impermanent Things"

Late Fall at The Mount Washington Mini Arboretum - Baltimore, MD

© (2006) Vicki Polin

I stop by the Mount Washington Mini Arboretum a few times in the late fall on my way to the post office. Here's just a few of the photos I took.

A Kosher Thanksgiving - Novmeber, 2006

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It was a sunny Sunday afternoon right before Thanksgiving. A photography friend and I went out to see what we could find. We were driving down a rural country road when I spotted this turkey farm. I've never been on one before. The photo was taken somewhere in northern Maryland.

Tufton Road - November 11, 2006

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I was driving down Tufton Road (Baltimore County, MD) and snapped this shot.

Exploding Milkweed - November, 2006

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I was on my way to the post office in Mount Washington, MD. I decided to take a break and see if there was anything happening at the mini arboretum just off of Cross Country Road.

Mount Washington Mini Arboretum - Baltimore, MD

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Fall photographs at the Mt. Washington Mini Arboretum.

Watch For Children - Fall, 2006

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I was taking photos at a local pond and this opportunity came up.