High altitude smoke from Canadian Wildfires adds an extra layer of orange to tonight's sunset as seen from the church building in Oella, Maryland. © Geoffrey S. Baker

Summer Glory Clouds, Historic Ellicott City, Maryland. #ellicottcity #patapsco #howardcounty #blackandwhite #mono #clouds

North Ave., Baltimore, MD. #baltimore #maryland #urban #street

Heat dome, day one, Baltimore, Maryland. #baltimore #maryland #summer #heatdome

The 378-foot, training ship BAP Union out of Peru heads towards Baltimore in rain squalls, after passing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A number of tall ships are arriving for Fleet Week and Sail 250 Maryland this weekend. #sail250 #baltimore #chesapeake #maryland © Geoffrey S. Baker

The crescent moon and Venus anchored by the steeple of the Museum of Howard County History in Ellicott City, Maryland tonight. #moon #venus #astro #ellicottcity #hoco #maryland #nikon

Just past conjunction, Venus and Jupiter (just left of center) traverse the night sky over historic Ellicott City Maryland. #stars #maryland #Ellicottcity #patapsco #nightsky

Osprey with catch, Patapsco River at Oella, MD. #patapsco #birding

Patapsco Bath Day A soaked male Baltimore Oriole plunges to the Patapsco River to continue his late day ablutions. #birding #maryland #oriole #patapsco

Thank You For Your Service Memorial Day Weekend, Baltimore National Cemetery, Catonsville, Maryland #memorialday #veterans #maryland

I've read that the Piscataway viewed owls as protectors and guides to the spirit world. Because owls see things others can't, viewing one during the day means clarity and enlightenment. So I got that going for me. Barred Owl, Patapsco River, Maryland. #patapsco #owl #maryland

Louisiana Waterthrush Sings. Patapsco River at Oella, Maryland. #birding #birdphotography #patapsco #maryland #spring

Shouldn't everyday be Earth Day? Celebrating by featuring my muse: the Patapsco River. Shown here is Daniels, Maryland. #earthday #patapsco #maryland

Patapsco River Rising #patapsco #ellicottcity #maryland #dawn #longexposure

Crescent Moon over Arbutus, Maryland. #arbutus #maryland #moon

And the Osprey are back on the upper Patapsco. #patapsco #ellicottcity #maryland #birdsofprey #osprey

Ellicott City, Maryland at Dusk. At left is Saint Paul Church, and at right is Main Street. #maryland #patapsco #ellicottcity

Fox after the rain, Patapsco Valley State Park. #patapsco #maryland #naturephotography #fox

Oella, Maryland cherry blossoms near peak. #oella #patapsco #spring #cherryblossoms #maryland

Druid Hill Park photo walk, Baltimore, MD. #baltimore #MDinFocus #onlyinmaryland #maryland #druidhillpark #mono #blackandwhitephotography

No Kings Protest, 3/28/26, Catonsville, MD. #noKings #protest

Your Photographer & Abandoned Mine, Patapsco, Maryland. More on my Substack. Link in bio. #patapsco #maryland

"Hey Bub, I'm not moving." King of the stump, Patapsco River at Oella, MD. #naturephotography #patapsco #oella #maryland

The first day of the sweet smell of warm spring air. Oella, Maryland #photography #nature #fox

Signs of Spring around Patapsco A robin feeding on the last of bittersweet berries. Spring peeper in vernal pool. Downy woodpecker rests. Tundra Swans head for home high over the river. #birding #spring #patpasco #maryland

Red-tailed Hawk leaving the Kill, Oella, MD. #photography #birding

Sugar Snow, Patapsco Valley, MD. #photography #balckandwhite

My Town, Oella, Maryland. #oella #maryland #streetscape #historic #patapsco

Hundreds of supports of Howard County's emergency legislation to revoke permits for an ICE detention facility in Elkridge, rally before a County Council meeting on the matter at the George Howard Building in Ellicott City, Maryland. #ice #DHS #democracy #elkridge #maryland #howardcounty #protest

Named for the heavy snowfall typical during this month, the February full snow moon rises over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis, Maryland on Sunday night. #chesapeakebay #snowmoon #fullmoon #chesapeakebaybridge #maryland 8s