Shame on us

I live in the Hopewell section of Owen Brown and over the course of the last year I've noticed an increase in the amount of graffiti on public property.  Even the "Owen Brown Observer" had a blurb about it in the latest issue.  I only scanned the blurb and didn't save my copy of this publication.  I do know that it stated that if we see graffiti we should report it and it would be taken care of,  unfortunately I didn't write down the number to call.

Visiting the Owen Brown community association website proved to be fruitless as this site is a few months behind.  So, now I'm stuck with no number to call to report the graffiti, which can now be seen on utility boxes, community fences, and even the Lake Elkhorn pavilion.

Now I understand, shame on me for not writing the number down.  How about though, shame on everyone else in the community that has failed to call about the graffiti eyesore, shame on the Columbia Association trucks that drive around all the time for not doing anything about the problem, and finally shame on Owen Brown for not keeping their website up-to-date (by the looks of it they are at least 3 months behind).

It will be interesting to see how long it takes to remove the graffiti.  I know I'm not being a part of the solution.

Photo of the week

Soaring
Originally uploaded by babyruthinmd

The photo of the week for this week is a little late, the holidays really buggered things up.

This week's photo of the week is called "Soaring" and comes from flickr user babyruthinmd.  "Soaring" was taken at Lake Elkhorn in Columbia.  The beautiful colors of the kite stand out perfectly against the harsh sun.

Keep up the great work babyruthinmd.

Lonely Winter Months

Lake Elkhorn - Lonely
Originally uploaded by Almost Sooted

Well, it's Sunday again and I'm not really in the mood to blog. Today I present you with a photo that I took with my new lens on Monday of this past week (finally, a nice weather day). I hope you enjoy.

Blogs will be sporadic over the next few weeks because of the holidays. If I have time I'll be sure to post something.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!!!

Photo of the Week

Lake Elkhorn
Originally uploaded by SCA Photography

This week's photo comes from Flickr user SCA Photography, in real life he goes by the name Scott Athen. Scott's work was selected because of the wonderful composition created by the S-Curve of the sidewalk at Lake Elkhorn. I've probably walked this stretch of sidewalk a hundred times and I never thought to look at it like this. The low shooting angle and the S-Curve running from right to left moves the viewers eyes through the photo.

Keep up the good work Scott. I look forward to seeing your future works of art.

Columbia's First Snowfall 2008

It finally happened, the first snowfall of 2008 in Columbia, MD.  This also marked the first day for many people to put up Christmas lights.  I spotted this lone lighted tree at Lake Elkhorn.  As I was driving past and I had to stop to get some photos.

Further evidence that snow had fallen, along with a nice arrangement of Christmas lights.