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Doors v23.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

I wasn’t happy with the other images I shot this week. I did like these two though. I couldn’t resist saying – Have a Peach of a Day.

Photos by Mike Hartley

So, I pulled a few red doors from the town of St Michaels from the vault.

Close-up of a building with a red and gold sign reading 'WATERFOWLING', a red door, a metal lantern, and green foliage nearby.
Photo by Mike Hartley

I’ve been wanting to shoot a lot of church doors in this area. I better get moving on that idea.

A white church building with a green roof and a tall steeple against a cloudy sky, featuring red doors and a sign in front.
I would be the kid going in one side and out the other. Photo by Mike Hartley

Sometimes I catch the right light.

A historic cemetery with various gravestones, featuring a stone church with a red door and decorative windows in the background.
Photo by Mike Hartley

Below we have the corner of Locust Street and Carpenter Street. And as the sign below says – “Hells Crossing.” Looks rather peaceful though.

A quaint white house with a red door, surrounded by greenery and flowers, with street signs for Locust St. and Carpenter St. Hells Crossing.
Photo by Mike Hartley


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Doors v22.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

I didn’t get out and shoot doors this week so pulling from the vault again. And the vault is looking a little thin, so I had better get my behind in gear for next week.

Doors to a restaurant in National Harbor. Photo by Mike Hartley

I’ll be searching out a small town for next week’s shoot.

Doors to a distilling company on the eastern shore of Maryland. One of the top party spots also. Photo by Mike Hartley


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Doors v21.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

I was in Frederick Maryland on Tuesday this week and captured a few doors. I know I have shot in this town before, but it’s been a few years. My apologies if I’ve captured some previous ones again. If so, I hope, it’s a new angle at least.

A bright orange door with 'Frederick Cheese Shop' signage, located at the entrance of a basement with a 'CLOSED' sign. The door is surrounded by a black metal railing and has a warning sign above that says 'WATCH YOUR HEAD'.
Photo by Mike Hartley

Tuesday’s a lot of shops are closed but there are still a ton of them open.

Photos by Mike Hartley

Different but same.

Exterior view of Classic Electric Tattoo shop featuring a red door and colorful signage.
Photo by Mike Hartley

I love art, just not on my body. Not that I have anything against it on someone else.

Exterior view of InBloom Jewelry store featuring a decorative sign, large windows displaying jewelry, and vibrant flower pots at the entrance.
Photo by Mike Hartley

A touch of green.

View of a barber shop window decorated with lights, featuring various vintage signs, barber tools, and promotional posters.
Photo by Mike Hartley

Lights, camera, cut.

A red-brick building entrance featuring the number 25 above the door, with a brown door partly open, and a potted plant on the stairs. The door has posters and a sign with 'A & D' visible. A fire hydrant is located at the base of the steps.
Photo by Mike Hartley

R&D – No parking on these steps. Fire hydrant.

Entrance doors of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine featuring hours of operation and a 'No Soliciting' sign.
Photo by Mike Hartley

With RFK as Secretary of Health and Human Services, I’m wondering if he will make this site his new office soon.


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Doors v20.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

I’m a day late, can’t keep my schedule straight in retirement. Certainly not my best work this week. Just some shots as I was passing through areas on my way to someplace else. This coming week I promise a much better post. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

The first three shots are from a small town in Maryland called Lisbon.

A brick building featuring a sign for the Maryland Horse Council and an entrance with white stairs and a green door.
Photo by Mike Hartley

The screen door on the side wasn’t as attractive as this guy out front. Hey it’s Maryland, what do you expect. We love our crabs.

A gray house with white trim and a large white crab sculpture in the front yard.
Photo by Mike Hartley

Doors, I don’t need no stinking doors, if the gate is shut, I make my own. Plus I don’t have to lean over as far in this pasture.

A brown and white cow grazing in a green field, with a wooden fence and pasture in the background.
Photo by Mike Hartley

Some of us are still looking for our door.

Abandoned white building with a brick entrance, overgrown with vines, surrounded by greenery.
Photo by Mike Hartley

I was standing on the sidewalk when I took this shot. And I didn’t zoom in.

A red door with window panes next to a white chair on a front porch, featuring shutters and a light fixture above.
Photo by Mike Hartley


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Doors v19.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

Sorry about missing last week. Life kind of got out of hand for a few moments, but I’m back in the driver’s seat. At least this is fresh shooting from this week. Trying my hardest not to reach into the archive.

I can’t resist this town (Ellicott City). One because I love walking it. And several other milestones in life happened here.

Historic stone building decorated for a celebration, featuring red, white, and blue bunting and hanging flower pots on the balcony, with a traffic light in front.
I’m having a hard time celebrating right about now, but I do appreciate the effort. Photo by Mike Hartley

Not the best doors but they have hinges and a handle, so they pass the mustard.

Photos by Mike Hartley

Too bad these doors below are on the second level. If memory served me right, I think there was a balcony there at one time in history.

The sign might be hard to read but it says “Warning – Due to the current workload, the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off”

A barred window with a wooden frame on a building exterior, featuring a decorative wheel element near the top. A sign is attached to the bars.
Photo by Mike Hartley

The peeling words on the door on the right read Hocus Pocus.

Photos by Mike Hartley

Sturdy Door.

Close-up view of a stone house entrance featuring a white door adorned with a wreath, flanked by large windows and a set of stone steps with metal railings.
Photo by Mike Hartley


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Doors v18.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

Obviously, I’m late for the party this week. Busy schedule and not feeling 100%. But enough with excuses, I made it and even though it’s from the shoot I did the previous week in Annapolis MD. It’s better than missing a week. These didn’t make the cut the last week but being I didn’t get any new shooting done; they are this week’s contribution to the cause.

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend. And please pause for those who gave their lives for the freedom we live in today.

Exterior view of Lewnes' Steak House, featuring a red building with a black awning, showcasing signs for Prime Steaks and Chops & Seafood.
One of the best steak houses in Maryland. Photo by Mike Hartley

I wish it was sunny here in the mid-Atlantic, but it is a dreary weekend.

A life-sized bear statue wearing a white sweater stands outside a brightly colored shop with a pink striped door, holding a cane.
A little pink. Photo by Mike Hartley

I told my wife I couldn’t bear to go into one more store.

A historic building with colonial architectural features, featuring black shutters and a slate roof, alongside a small blue house. In front, a street lamp with a Maryland flag and outdoor seating area.
The Capital Hotel on the left. Photo by Mike Hartley

The door on the left below has a brutal step down. The door on the right has 4 steep steps up to it. I stood at the base of those steps to shoot the door.

Photos by Mike Hartley

A landscaped garden with colorful flowers and greenery in front of a brick building, featuring a walkway of red bricks and a lamp post.
Photo by Mike Hartley

Above is the Maryland State House.

A door labeled 'Alarm Control Room' with the number '23' visible, located at a lower level, surrounded by a gray wall and a cracked base.
Photo by Mike Hartley

Passed a small stairwell down to this door.


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Door v15.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

I was busy this week and pulled a few images from my archive.

The worn sign above the shed door says, “Warning BIGFOOT AREA – Stay on Marked Trails.” Also, that wood guard to the left of the shed door.

See I told you I was returning to my local roots last week after the NYC post.

Photo by Mike Hartley

Door under construction.

Photo by Mike Hartley

Back door.

Photo by Mike Hartley

I just like the colors in this one.

Photo by Mike Hartley


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Doors v11.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

Photo by Mike Hartley

Shot above from Bethany Beach on a morning walk a while back.

Photo by Mike Hartley

On a walk-up Church Road. Looking at Emory United Methodist Church above.

Photo by Mike Hartley

This way to the DOOR.


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Doors v10.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

Down and Out, Doors this week. I ran out of time this week again. I had an idea for some interesting doors but only got one of them, but on the way home passed a few doors that looked like they were on their last legs.

Next week I’ll have something more appealing to share.

Bearing the load. Photo by Mike Hartley

Seeing old homes falling apart or in on themselves are sad.

Come on in or is that out? Photo by Mike Hartley

Sometimes the door is the last thing standing.

Security net. Photo by Mike Hartley


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Doors v9.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge with our host Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

Well, I missed posting on Thursday by 40 minutes but better late than never.

Life consumed me again this week. That and poor weather when the opportunity did rise has led me to the photo vault again this week. A mish mash of entrances. Some with an OPEN-DOOR Theme today.

On a trip about 16 years ago to Florida with my best friends, we visited the Navy Seal Museum in Fort Pierce.

Photo by Mike Hartley

This open door seems lost on Main Street traffic.

Photo by Mike Hartley

Doors of the Georgia Grace Cafe in Ellicott City.

Photo by Mike Hartley

I never ate at Bobby Van’s in Washington DC, but heard it was very good.

Photo by Mike Hartley

The Big Sale – No Sale

Photo by Mike Hartley

What’s behind door #2

Zonk you lose. Photo by Mike Hartley

Amazing it still goes up.

Photo by Mike Hartley


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Doors v7.26

Time for the weekly Thursday Doors challenge created by Dan Antion. For those who love entrances, exits and the buildings and art that surrounds them this is the spot for you. The wonderful contributions from everywhere will delight. Share your own link in the comments on Dan’s weekly Door’s page.

My better half and I spent a few days last week in a town called Lauderdale By The Sea just north of Fort Lauderdale Florida. If I wasn’t so busy having fun enjoying the beach, pool, restaurants, shops and hotel so much I would have taken a lot more photos.

The doors in most places were wide open because the weather was so beautiful. The first two doors weren’t by the beach. They were about a mile north of it.

This is always one of my favorites. A door to a door.

Open open sezzzaa me. Photo by Mike Hartley

Just down the street from where we stayed is the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

Photo by Mike Hartley

Now there is an entrance.

This is one of the three spires there. Photo by Mike Hartley

I’m a fan of LIFE IS GOOD.

Bubble on down. Photo by Mike Hartley

Down by de Ocean.

One of the fine dining establishments in town. Photo by Mike Hartley

Best bacon and cheese omelet I’ve ever had.

Nothing like sitting outside smelling the salt air and having a great breakfast. Photo by Mike Hartley

I hear it’s good, but I stay away from Tequila.

Looked cool at night also.

Our first meal here overlooking the beach and eating seafood.

Not much of an entrance but the greater was all smiles. Photo by Mike Hartley

It was a sweet town to visit and had a small city feel to it that Fort Lauderdale couldn’t.

Photo by Mike Hartley