Lunch break
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Taking a lunch break from work, Katie Naber sits beneath a blossoming magnolia tree at Mount Vernon Square Park on Charles Street. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Climbing for a better angle
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On spring break, Rachel Steelman, a masters student who studies voice at Peabody Institute takes a break from a voice coaching lesson, climbing a magnolia tree to capture images of the blossoms at Mount Vernon Square Park on Charles Street. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Walking under magnolia trees
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Taking a lunch break from his work at Walters Art Gallery, Raul Duran walks beneath a blossoming magnolia tree with his frozen treat in hand, at Mount Vernon Square Park. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Blossoming magnolia tree
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A blossoming magnolia tree in the shadow of Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Square Park on Charles Street. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)
Westminster windy weather
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Daffodils are seen in bloom as a Maryland flag blows in the wind next to a War Memorial marker along Main Street in Westminster on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (Brian Krista/Carroll County Times)
Practice
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Sydney Blomquist a professional soccer player from Fallston, braves the 30 degree temperature to practice at the Fallston Recreation Center this afternoon. (Lloyd Fox)
Sunny day
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BG Bella Donna a 13 year-old thoroughbred enjoys a sunny afternoon at the Olney Farm in Joppa, Maryland. (Lloyd Fox)
Warm weather in February
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From left, Bryce Pepukayi, sophomore, and Ivan Wiggins, Senior, play football on the campus of Coppin State University on a warm afternoon. (Kim Hairston)
Basking in the sun
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Emma Childs, an artist from Federal Hill, takes advantage of unusually warm weather to take her six-month old piglet, Plum, to Federal Hill Park to bask in the sunshine. Plum stays indoors on a heating pad at home and can’t go outside unless it is 70 degrees or warmer. Since piglets are at risk of pneumonia, Childs explained, “winter is not her season.” (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Resting
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Elisabeth Mueller, a student at St. John’s College catches some rays on the State House lawn in Annapolis Thursday. (Paul W. Gillespie)
Cherry trees bloom in Annapolis
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Cherry trees bloom along Lawyers Mall outside the State House in Annapolis. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
February blossoms
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Early blooming cherry trees frame S. Curley Street at Baltimore Street near Patterson Park. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Puddle jumping
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Four-year-old Viggo Swearengen, splashes through a deep puddle at Loch Raven Reservoir while birdwatching with his mother Katie following a morning’s heavy rain. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Westminster weather
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A woman pushing a stroller is seen reflected in a puddle as they use a crosswalk along Main Street in Westminster, following morning rain showers. (Brian Krista/Carroll County Times)
Aris T. Allen
One of the lessor known, but not lessor import monuments that celebrates Black History in Annapolis is the statue of Aris T. Allen. Located near the intersection of Forest Drive and Chinquapin Round Road, next to the boulevard that dedicated to the his honor. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)
Taking a break
Gina Grinstead, of Mayfield, takes a break from work as she and her dog, Chicken, get some exercise near Lake Montebello on Friday afternoon. Chicken is an American Pit Bull Terrier Grinstead adopted from BARCS. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)
Overcast sky
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Shafts of light filter through an overcast sky on a farmhouse along Pleasantville Road in the late afternoon. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)
Yellow Umbrella
A pedestrian takes photos of the Alex Haley statue at City Dock. Rainy weather had the umbrellas out around Annapolis. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)
Raining Dogs
A pedestrian walks their dogs wearing rain coats up West Street in Annapolis. Rainy weather soaked the streets of Annapolis. (Paul W. Gillespie/Capital Gazette)
Rainbow
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A rainbow appears northeast of Maryland State House as unusual weather changes in Annapolis. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)
Ma and Pa Trail
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A couple takes advantage of the more Spring like weather enjoying a stroll along the Forest Hill section of the Ma and Pa Trail. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)