Been out and about for most of the morning and home for a short bit before I headed out to capture some artist participating in the Plein Air contest. A few shots of some of the artist below.
I also got to attend my granddaughter’s elementary school picnic today. The second chance to attend her school events and I love them. Watching the proud parents interact with the children. The kids playing effortlessly with each other laughing and screaming. The danced together for the parents who all had their cameras on.
The teachers watch with eagle eyes over the children. So many smiles and laughs. Watching them run with abandon, fall, get up laughing and continuing to run, jump, climb, crawl, leap, roll and hug each other. 1st graders are so cute.
Almost forgot to charge my main camera battery before leaving today. I’ve got to get a spare for that.
Paint It! Ellicott City is an annual plein air event that is held in June with an exhibit that is on view through August. There is a juried portion with special awards and a reception hosted by HoCo Arts.
I got to town late and I’m sure the heat made some get out early and pack up early.


There were a few artists still working hard in the heat.


Photos by Mike Hartley
Random Thoughts of the Day
- A nice evening for a drive.
- When are one of these men or women going to call Trump out for being a rude to his face and tell him that he doesn’t know his own asshole from a hole in the ground.
- Must have been a good time this week because Monday – Friday flew by.
- Time to attempt to fix my special dish again. I’ll take a picture of it later. Unless I’m starved and dig into it before shooting.
- I guess CBS expects to steal viewers from FOX to make up for the loss of everyone else who used to watch. Good luck with that strategy.
