First time at the beach.
Buddies at play.
Full speed, so much to do and see.
Nana!
Beach bums on parade.
Trying for the big one!
Our place also came with a pool.
Move way back Nana!
Jumping in, a team sport.
Or a single's event.
Nana and Laine-Laine in the pool.
Nana and her saltwater catfish.
The occasional porpoise swam by, sometimes as a single and sometimes in a school.
The local popcorn eaters anonymous chapter meeting.
A rainy day along the shoreline.
Another section of the coast.
Cape San Blas lighthouse.
Oil storage building for the lighthouse.
The lighthouse is open for visitors.
All but Cheez!
Someone was a tad tired of the camera.
Nana and Cheez, Cape San Blas Lighthouse.
Shoreline in the rain.
Shoreline in the rain.
Shoreline in the rain.
Even more shoreline.
Searching for beach treasures.
Giant smile.
Dad & daughter checking the beach together.
Learning Frisbee skills.
a great throw.
The pelicans were fun to watch as they patrolled the beach.
A happy family.
All to soon, you have to leave the beach.
Fort McHenry National Monument
Gun mounts facing Baltimore Harbor. These guns appear to have been mounted after 1814, probably closer to the civil war or later.
The bulk of the walls are filled with earth. The earthworks to the left protect the entrance to the fort on the right.
Barracks and
Officer's Quarters are were located inside the walls of the fort.
Firearms inside an enlisted barracks
Enlisted clothing
Artifacts located on the walls of the buildings, an officers sword
A flintlock musket
An officer's flintlock pistol
A boarding axe
A 15 star/15 bar replica 1814 flag flies over Ft McHenry. It replicates the one that flew during the battle with the british.
Powder keg info circa 1814
Chamber for storing powder kegs
These cannon would be more similiar to the type used during the 1814 battle.
Cheez and his Blushing Bride at Ft McHenry National Monument.
