Mooring dolphin with an osprey nest on top of it in the Potomac River at Piney Point, Maryland.

Photographed: October 15, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Intentionally Overexposed" in the Journal.

Sea gull in flight, Ocean City, Maryland.

Photographed: October 17, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "No tire problems this time around…" in the Journal.

Retired fire truck from the Plymouth Fire Company in Pennsylvania, on the grounds of a farm in Middletown, Maryland.

Photographed: October 14, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Buses, fire trucks, ambulances, trains, and… moo cows?" in the Journal.

Rows of bottled sodas for sale at the North Market Pop Shop in Frederick, Maryland.

Photographed: Juny 19, 2017

Vintage railroad signals on the Norfolk Southern Shenandoah Valley Line in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

Photographed: September 27, 2017

Sign for southbound US 301 at St. Charles Towne Center in Waldorf, Maryland, incorrectly using a circle shield instead of the US highway shield.

Photographed: December 13, 2016

Notes: The circle shield is typically used to mark state routes. However, even if this was a state route instead of a US route, the circle shield is not used in Maryland, as Maryland uses a unique square marker for its state routes.

A Metro 4000-Series railcar arrives at King Street station in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: May 11, 2005

Clouds over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, viewed from the Green Lane Bridge.

Photographed: October 3, 2016

Notes: I discuss this cloud in more depth in "The evolution of a cloud…" in the Journal. Staring at clouds is fun exercise for your imagination.

Damaged sign face at The Inn at Afton, a closed motel near Rockfish Gap in Augusta County, Virginia.

Photographed: April 11, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Just when you thought that the mountain couldn’t look any worse than it already did…" in the Journal.

Empty store at the Cromwell Field shopping center in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Photographed: March 3, 2015

East Liberty Presbyterian Church, also known as the Cathedral of Hope, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 25, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Pittsburgh 2016" in Life and Times.

Bodie Island Lighthouse, near Nags Head, North Carolina, in the early evening.

Photographed: May 30, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Outer Banks 2017" in Life and Times.

Fire alarm horn/strobe on a wall in the corridor of a hotel in Greencastle, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: February 28, 2017

A woman walks along the beach at Piney Point, Maryland, near the mouth of the Potomac River.

Photographed: December 20, 2016

A Boeing C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft takes off from the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Photographed: June 6, 2017

Notes: I got lots of photos of this particular plane. For whatever reason - probably training - this plane would take off, fly in a big circle around the area, land, and then take off again a few minutes later.

Norge ball at B Z Laundromat in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Photographed: April 11, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Just when you thought that the mountain couldn’t look any worse than it already did…" in the Journal.

Bus 3068, a 30' Orion VII Next Generation, at Southern Avenue station in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland.

Photographed: June 20, 2017

Water tower in Berkeley County, West Virginia, lit up at night.

Photographed: June 6, 2017

The Whalehead Club, an historic hunting club in Corolla, North Carolina.

Photographed: June 1, 2017

Arcade at the Casino in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Photographed: May 23, 2017

Gas canopy at the former Sheetz store in Westminster, Maryland.

Photographed: August 8, 2016

Light fixture overgrown with plants in an abandoned house near Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: March 17, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Scott's House" in Photography, and "Exploring an abandoned house…" in the Journal.

New Flyer D40LF at the stand for SEPTA's 90 route to Plymouth Meeting Mall, in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: June 9, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Good to see our old house looking better than it has in quite some time…" in the Journal.

Empty store at Landmark Mall in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: January 24, 2017

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Saying goodbye to Landmark Mall…" in the Journal.

The sign for The Inn at Afton, a run-down motel near Waynesboro, Virginia, towers over an empty parking lot.

Photographed: April 11, 2017

Tip jar on the counter of a pretzel stand in Ocean City, Maryland.

Photographed: October 10, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A day trip to Ocean City that definitely felt rushed…" in the Journal.

A Yellow Line train arrives at King Street station in Alexandria, Virginia.

Photographed: August 3, 2005

Notes: This photo is part of the "Shades of Gray" set in Photography.

The Roanoke Star, in early evening.

Photographed: April 7, 2005

Notes from a recently-given lecture on the chalkboard of a classroom in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning.

Photographed: October 25, 2016

Notes: This photo is from the Pittsburgh 2016 photo set in Life and Tines.

Waves crash over large rocks on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland.

Photographed: October 10, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "A day trip to Ocean City that definitely felt rushed…" in the Journal.

Ellenco 5C fire alarm pull station at 932 South Walter Reed Drive in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: December 27, 2016

Amtrak locomotive 13 leads the eastbound Capitol Limited, shown here making a station stop in Rockville, Maryland.

Photographed: February 15, 2017

Springer Road in Valley Lee, Maryland, facing approximately northwest.

Photographed: December 20, 2016

Orange Daylily at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois.

Photographed: July 27, 2013

Notes: This photo is part of the Chicago Botanic Garden Photography set.

An Embraer 175LR airliner takes off from Washington National Airport, as seen from Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: November 15, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Trying my hand at planespotting…" in the Journal.

Contents of a trash can on North Eutaw Street in Baltimore, Maryland, filled mostly with discarded parking citations.

Photographed: January 18, 2017

Bottles of Crystal Pepsi for sale at a grocery store in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Photographed: August 6, 2016

Sign for a payphone, on the ground near an abandoned house in Elkridge, Maryland.

Photographed: December 29, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Returning to Scott’s house…" in the Journal.

Discarded soda can on the beach at Piney Point, Maryland.

Photographed: December 20, 2016

Clouds in the sky, as viewed through the canopy over the entrance to the Glenmont Metro station in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Photographed: October 19, 2016

The Cathedral of Learning, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 25, 2016

Manhole cover for the Philadelphia Electric Company, now PECO, in the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Photographed: October 3, 2016

A Boeing 737 airliner, still painted in the older livery for American Airlines, takes off from Washington National Airport, as seen from Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia.

Photographed: November 15, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "Trying my hand at planespotting…" in the Journal.

Traffic light at the intersection of Green Lane and the Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 3, 2016

Discarded swim mask on the beach at Lake Habeeb, a reservoir in Allegany County, Maryland.

Photographed: September 1, 2016

Joy of Life, a sculpture at the intersection of Baum Blvd. and South Whitfield Street in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: October 25, 2016

Notes: This is the so-called "Anatomically Correct Statue", last seen on Schumin Web in the Pittsburgh with LPCM photo set from 2003. The sculpture is formally known as "Joy of Life", by Virgil Cantini, and was dedicated in 1969.

Outbound MARC Brunswick Line train at the station in Kensington, Maryland.

Photographed: July 22, 2016

Bus 2221, a 2000 Orion V, at Burtonsville Park and Ride, northern terminus for the Z6 route.

Photographed: April 15, 2016

A can of Steel Reserve beer, wrapped in a paper bag underneath a bench in a bus shelter at the Takoma Metro station.

Photographed: May 31, 2015

Smokestack at Brunner Island Steam Electric Station in York County, Pennsylvania.

Photographed: August 11, 2016

Notes: For more photos from this day, see "I have been to Pennsylvania a lot lately…" in the Journal.