– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – St Ignatius Church Port Tobacco St Ignatius Church Port Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland is the nation’s oldest active parish in continuous service in the United States. It was founded in 1641 by the Reverend Andrew White, who, along with other Catholic Settlers, sailed on the Arc and the Dove to...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – All Saints Episcopal Church Oakley All Saints Episcopal Church Oakley outside the town of Avenue in St. Mary’s County, is a rural church with many years of history and tradition. The church began in 1642 when Dr. Thomas Gerard, a Catholic, built a “Chapel of Ease” on his several thousand acre land grant, St....
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Wild Columbine (Aquilegia candensis) Wild columbine (Aqualegia candensis) is a member of the Ranunculaceae or Buttercup family. It is a branched perennial that grows 1- to 4- feet tall, arising from a stout rhizome. The leaves are up to 2-inches long and wide and are mostly 3-lobed with the lobes incised with...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua (Part 4) This is the final part of our tour of Nelson’s Dockyard at English Harbour in Antigua (Part 1 can be seen here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here). During the nineteenth century, with the advent of steam-powered ships, which needed less attention than...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua (Part 3) Continuing our tour of Nelson’s Dockyard at English Harbour in Antigua (Part 1 can be seen here and Part 2 here), we visit first the Copper and Lumber Store. Like many of the buildings in the restored dockyard, the Copper and Lumber Store now has...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Forest Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) The Forest Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) or Woody Betony, as it is sometimes known as, is a member of the Scrophulariaceae or Snapdragon family. This erect hairy perennial is from 6- to 16-inches tall. It grows in colonies or clumps from short rhizomes. The basal...
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