Daily Archives: March 29, 2011

Off the beaten path

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Found this awesome, serene, spot on my daily hike with Sandi today. We were walking through the nature preserve when I spotted these 2 fallen trees a few yards off the beaten path.

(Momma long legs & her big white dog.)

I also found these while we were walking. The whole skeleton was (almost) in tact. I think these cool little vertebrae bones and jagged teeth are from a raccoon. I snagged them to add to my collection of “strange oddities found while hiking”. I keep all kinds of weird findings in a glass jar as souvenirs.
Sandi is such a water dog! Can’t keep her out of it… ever. Check this out. She spotted this puddle as we were walking and ripped through it at full speed. (Also, notice how nimble she is on that retractable leash. She knows exactly how far she can run from me without yanking my arm out of the socket.) Kinda funny, right?
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I hope that you’re out enjoying the warmer temperatures (high of 51 degrees) today and collecting some souvenirs, too! Live it up, my friends!

Charles Ewell House

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I just sent a message to my friend Bruce that read,

“I went through an abandoned historic home today
called the Charles Ewell House.
Built circa 1800.
Federal style.
Please tell me you’re related so we can scoop
this house up and save it?”

Bruce’s last name just happens to be the same name as the original owner of this home. I’m sure that they’re not related, but one can only hope. I can’t wait to see what he replies.

I did my research and found out this house is the only real home in the area with any significant age. It’s so sophisticated for being from the 1800′s. I’m in a historic federalist heaven!
This house was falling apart. I had to climb through a back window to enter the home. The front door entry was collapsing in on itself and covered in thorn bushes. I wouldn’t be surprised if the bushes were actually helping this home stand.
I very carefully ventured upstairs to take a peek. I was totally distracted by the crazy graffiti on the walls. It was actually pretty crazy cool. Wonder who the artist was?
 Thought it was neat that the historical write-up said, “It bears strong resemblance to the cornice at Genezir.” That’s the first thing I thought when I saw this building. A Genesar look-a-like… Especially since I had just visited Genesar a few days prior. I’d be curious to know if the same builder created both historic homes on the Eastern Shore? They’re probably only about 8 miles away from one another.
Another historical adventure to check off of my list. Thanks for letting me explore your dwelling, Charles Ewell!

Sinepuxent Bay

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Large bodies of water always look spectacular at sunset. Look at the colors I saw in the sky tonight. I took Sandi to the shore of the Sinepuxent Bay to relax for a little tonight after a long day of working hard in the office. 
I got a lot of writing and organizational work done today. My brain is kind of fried at the moment from using a thesaurus, conjugating verbs, and forming sentences for more than 5 hours in front of my computer. It’s all good though, just one look at these waters and I’m cured (at least for a little).
Hope you had yourself a wonderful evening!

Genesar

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Genesar is a 2 and a half story brick home that was built in 1732. It’s located in Berlin, MD – in the South Point area - near the Sinepuxent Bay. Genesar is labeled as one of the earliest developments of formal Georgian design plans in the U.S.

Genesar was known to have one of the finest examples of glazed brickwork in the state of Maryland. Apparently, the home was vandalized in 1941. Whoever wrecked the building took paneling out of the home that was said to be one of the best colonial paneling on the entire east coast. Here are a few pictures taken in 1940:

Beautiful, Isn’t it? I stopped to explore the grounds of Genesar today. Here’s what I saw:

This sign posted on an exterior wall reads: 
Those who’ve hurt me most have gone and yet I still live on
Proud chimneys raised o’re beach and bays e’re basking in the sun
It’s for a reason I’ve been found by one who cares enough
To save me for those in years to come
A semblance of their fathers’ sweat
Those who read this rhyme today
Pray, look, and go in peace
And give a chance to those who dare sometime to recreate
-Genesar 1732
(I took the picture {above left} through a small hole in an exterior brick wall.)
(Sign reads, “Please respect the history of this building. Thanks.”
Genesar is beautiful! Can’t believe that I touched something from 1732 today. I’d like to know who actually owns the land now to talk to them (and to make sure they know that I love their investment). Crazy knowing that there is such great history and fabulously classic design in my little town. Have you ever visited Genesar?
& this wil conclude your history lesson for the evening! :)