Picturing Maryland: A photo every day in 2022

Kids walk to school through low fog along Eastern Avenue at sunrise Friday. — Foggy Friday

Ronnie Brown of Baltimore enjoys the warm weather while he practices a backflip at Carroll Park in Baltimore. — Backflip

Raindrops cling to daffodils in Patterson Park on a gray, drizzly Thursday morning. — Daffodil weather

A helicopter airlifts lights during an operation of removing a number of banks of LED stadium lights along the left field side of Oriole Park at Camden Yards as the expansion of the left field wall continues. — Helicopter removes stadium lights from Oriole Park

Jason Shelton, foreman and Air Force veteran and Da-Vet Purnell (floppy hat), who served as U.S. Navy boiler technician contributes to anchor the stone for Richard Hannah (1928-2020), a lieutenant (junior grade) who served in Korea as staff work to maintain the height and distance for a row of marble headstones, a regular task of keeping approximately 55,000 markers aligned and adjusted at the 72-acre Baltimore National Cemetery. — Baltimore National Cemetery staff adjust markers

Mercedes Halford, a UMBC freshman from Columbia studying acting pauses on her way to drama class for pie, offered by Danielle Baron of the campus's Hillel organization in honor of March 14 also known as Pi Day. Monday was the start of a warming trend with highs expected to be in the mid-60s the rest of the week. — Pi Day at UMBC

The Konstruction Dance Company of Brooklyn, New York, struts down North Charles Street in the Baltimore St. Patrick Parade, which returned Sunday, March 13, 2022, after a two-year hiatus forced by coronavirus restrictions. — St. Patrick’s Day parade

Jenifer Redinger, Westfield, holds the first psyanka she created. Natural History Society of Maryland (NHSM) holds a workshop to create psyanky, Ukrainian eggs decorated using melted beeswax and dyes. This one of NHSM’s Art and Nature workshops. Participants can follow traditional patterns or create their own designs. — Psyanky Workshop

Diana Thompson of St. Michaels looks at fountain pens from the Scott B. Jones booth at the Baltimore/Washington International Pen Show, being held at the BWI Airport Marriott. Ms. Thompson is a poet and playwright who creates her literary works with fountain pens. — Baltimore Washington International Pen Show

Miranda Bell (right) turns toward Tom Potter of Ellicott City, standing, who kicks with Carroll County Cloggers, Maryland's oldest clogging group while Pat Shifflett of Ellicott City (left, sitting), Isobel Schum of Elkridge and Marion Hayes of Glen Burnie watch the group give a short lesson. — Carroll County Cloggers perform at Elkridge 50+ Center

Noah Fair, 10 and Ryan James, 9 stir fry rice during Dole Kids Cooking Camp class at Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore. — Sunshine for All Cities Program launches in Baltimore

Prom dress give-away

Jennifer Pumphrey, 17, left, search through a rack of prom dresses as her mother Diane Pumphrey, look at other dresses. The prom dresses are part of a give-away event put on by Northeast High School senior Ellie Hermann and held at the Maryland Yacht Club. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun)

Firefighters marching with The Fire Brigade of Greater Baltimore high five people on the parade route on West Street,. Annapolis turned out early to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on an unseasonably warm day. — Annapolis St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Jesus Garcia, a foreman with Bayside Outdoor Living of Towson builds his company's display at the Maryland Home and Garden Show, which runs this weekend at the Timonium fairgrounds. — Home And Garden Show Setup

Stacey Nwosu of Baltimore prays during the noon Ash Wednesday Mass, which was celebrated by Archbishop William E. Lori, at the Basilica Of The Assumption. — Ash Wednesday Mass

A car representing Spencer Silver Bed & Breakfast decked out in purple and green drives down St. John Street during the Havre de Grace Mardi Gras parade on Tuesday, March 1. The parade takes place on Fat Tuesday every year as a final celebration of indulgence before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent for Christians. — Mardi Gras parade

P.A.C.T. Pfc. Jerome Stanford and Lt. Jacklyn Davis, go through some of the donated items to be crammed into a cruiser Monday morning.
Operation Cram the Cruiser - Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Eastern District PACT (Police & Community Together) hosted a Cram the Cruiser event this February. The donated items will be given to local nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Examples of NEW items collected are; puzzles, small games, playing cards, coloring books & supplies, books, and personal care items. — Operation Cram the Cruiser

In front, Dan Hellerbach, left, and Holly Powell, right, with other participants in a Black History Month Walk celebrating murals by Black artists. This one, however, is on the N. Collington Avenue side of Ulman House on E. Madison Street. Gretchen Tome organized the monthly run/walk with a focus on six murals inspired and designed by youth in 2017 through the Baltimore United Viewfinders' after school program at MICA Place, but the East Baltimore neighborhood is rich in all kinds of murals. — Mural walk

Twenty-four Kings and Queens from each Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) school take part in a day of service. They are packing 100 drawstring backpacks with toiletries and snacks for a MCVET homeless shelter in Baltimore. DTLR sponsors the event. — Kings and Queens day of service for CIAA

Mike Haines of Westminster tries his luck underneath the Nicodemus Road Bridge spanning Liberty Reservoir at the Carroll/Baltimore County line. Haines, who said he was taking advantage of a day off work, enjoys the serenity of fishing alone. — Fishing

JROTC Maj. Chay’La Rivers listens as Morgan State graduate (1988) Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, United States Army Surgeon General, talks about her potential. This was during a visit by U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth to Morgan State University Wednesday to learn about research initiatives there. — U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth visits Morgan State

George Williams and wife Veronica, of Arnold, Md., and both alumni of Livingstone College attend the CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament at Royal Farm Arena to support their alma mater. — CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament

Blake Walker, 7, chases seagulls near the Bond Street Warehouse in Fells Point, as her parents, Todd Walker and Erika House-Walker, and brother Kaelum, 11, watch. The family from Vienna, VA, were exploring the waterfront during the Presidents’ Day holiday. — Chasing seagulls

Jake Graham, 5, of Eldersburg, tries drilling a hole to tap a walnut tree, as, from left, his father Eric Graham and brother Ben, 7, look on. Waiting their turn are sisters Annika and Ava Tschammer-Osten of Timonium. However, temperatures were too chilly to get sap Sunday morning. — Maple sugaring

The Stevenson Acrobatics & Tumbling team perform synchronized pyramids during their inaugural meet, hosting Frostburg State Saturday morning. — Acrobatics & Tumbling

The strong winds brought down a large tree blocking access along Notchcliff Road in Glen Arm. — Trees down in Glen Arm

The moon rises above the Ravens stadium as twilight traffic moves on I-95 in a view above Washington Boulevard. — Moon rise

Federal Hill

Showing wear from recent storms, the American flag atop Federal Hill blows in the wind on a chilly Tuesday evening. (JERRY JACKSON)

Dr. Lyndsay Kuzmak, a Westminster dentist, and her daughter Gabby, 9, dressed up as tooth fairies Tuesday as they gave a presentation on dental care at Sandymount Elementary School in Finksburg as part of National Children's Dental Health Month. — Tooth fairies

Firefighters battle an equipment garage blaze on Brown Road near Union Mills. Firefighters from Maryland and Pennsylvania worked for more than an hour to control the fire. — Garage fire

Tyrone Mott, of Albany, NY., demonstrates his bicycle riding techniques during Timonium Motorcycle Show at the State Fairgrounds. — Timonium Motorcycle Show

Salvation Army Groceries for Seniors

From left, Angel Rodriguez, of Bowie, Lisa Darby, of Windsor Mill, and Christopher Rodriguez, 13, Angel’s grandson, pack boxes of groceries on Saturday morning. They are volunteering for the second time at The Salvation Army of Central Maryland’s warehouse for the "Grab n Go" Grocery Food program. The Salvation Army partners with the Department of Aging, Meals on Wheels and The Maryland Food Bank to feed 2,800 seniors each month in the Baltimore area through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Angel Rodriguez says “It’s good to give back to the community. We always donate to The Salvation Army.” People can volunteer from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturdays by calling or signing up online. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun )

Dr. Florine “Peaches” Canphor embraces Coppin State University President Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins as Fanny Jackson Coppin’s statue is unveiled Friday afternoon in a newly dedicated courtyard on campus. Canphor is one of the project's inaugural donors, along with her late husband James "Winky" Canphor. Fanny Jackson Coppin, who in 1865 became one of the first Black women in the nation to earn a college degree, is the namesake for Coppin State University. — Fanny Jackson Coppin

Disney on Ice presents “Let’s Celebrate” at Royal Farms Arena through this Sunday, February 13th. Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pinocchio, Dory and other Disney friends are among the characters performed by 50 skaters in a show of skating and acrobatics. — Disney on Ice

Dump trucks are filled with road salt, supplied by Morton Salt of Chicago, at the North Locust Point Marine Terminal. The road salt is transported throughout the Mid Atlantic to various authorities for surface treatment during the winter season. — Road salt

Stafford Oliver, a volunteer with Blue Water Baltimore, trims a young black gum tree on Lehigh Street in Greektown this afternoon. He and several volunteers and staff members of Blue Water Baltimore pruned around 120 trees, which the organization planted in 2018. — Picturing Maryland Tree Pruning

Technicians with Verra Mobility hook up a speed camera newly installed on northbound I-83 near Smith Avenue, north of the Northern Parkway exit. Speed cameras have also been installed on I-83 near the exits for Cold Spring Lane. There are set to be six speed camera locations along the roughly 8-mile Baltimore City stretch, although only two speed cameras will be operational at any one time. — Installation of speed cameras on I-83

Katherine Smith of Jarrettsville, a regular donor giving blood for the 34th time, is assisted by American Red Cross phlebotomist Tyeneisha Bell, during a blood drive at the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. — American Red Cross blood drive

Silas Andrew, 3 1/2, and his father, Michael Andrew, of Violetville, watch smoke puffing from a replica Norfolk & Western steam train at a display created by the D.C. Area Independent Hi-Railers at The Great Scale Model Train Show held this weekend at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. — The Great Scale Model Train Show

A woman crosses Lombard Street at Guilford Avenue on a dreary day in the city. — A Dreary Day In Baltimore

A Canada goose stands on a ledge at the Inner Harbor on a dreary day in the city. — A Dreary Day In Baltimore

From left, Cathy Rudasill, Woodberry, Kris Taylor and Joan Leyrer, both of Medfield, hang three American flags over I-83 as they wait for the funeral procession. — Funeral procession

Lake Montebello walk

Cynthia Francis-Forbes, left, and Jacqueline Parker-Farrar, both of Baltimore, walk around Lake Montebello Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 40s today with highs close to 50 at the end of the week. (Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun)

Preston, a rescued West Highland Terrier from Owensboro KY who has his own blog called "Preston Speaks" with 250,000 followers, takes a nap in his booth at the World Of Pets Expo, being held this weekend at the fairgrounds in Timonium. — World Of Pets Expo

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is one of several electric vehicles on display at the Maryland Auto Show at the Baltimore Convention Center. — The Maryland Auto Show

Tina Thornton, right, receives a coat outside the Herring Run library branch at “Operation Warm” on Wednesday, January 26. The mission is a collaboration with the Enoch Pratt Free Library system to get children free warm coats in winter. — Operation Warm

From left, Marcus McClean and Raekwon Williams, both of Glen Oaks, play one-on-one basketball on the Chinquapin Run Park court on a chilly Tuesday morning. — Basketball at Chinquapin Run Park

Ellie Roche, 6, of Catonsville, gazes at Archimedes, an Eastern screech owl with a damaged wing, who is perched on the hand of Echo Uzzo, of Echoes of Nature, during a visit to the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park. Echoes of Nature partners with the Center to bring animals to the monthly STEAM Sunday family workshops. At this session kids learned about balance, engineering and gravity while making kinetic animal sculptures inspired by heart shapes found in nature. — STEAM Sunday at Chesapeake Arts Center

Todd Dawson of North Carolina brushes off his sculpture of a soaring owl at the Harbor Point Ice Festival in Harbor East. — Harbor Point hosts ice festival

A pedestrian crosses Lombard Street on a cold Friday morning with temperatures in the teens. — Cold morning

Traffic moves smoothly along Md. 97 south of Westminster after snow fell Thursday morning. — Snowy Thursday

Elizabeth Hill, left, and boy friend Michael Makar do their weekly coordinated strength workout at Patterson Park to keep fit starting the new year. — Strength workout

Jonathan Jones, 42 of Essex, walks past “Keep the Dream Alive,” an alley mural honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2400 block of McElderry Street in East Baltimore. When asked what comes to mind when he thinks of the civil rights leader on his holiday, Jones said: “Unity, humbleness and motivation. Even when they tried to stop him, he pushed harder. I use that determination in my everyday life to do better.” — Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

Emily Esterline of Hoboken, New Jersey, walks past vintage rail cars after a visit to the B&O Railroad Museum with friends. Snow began falling in Baltimore around 3 p.m. — B&O Railroad Museum

A block of pristine ice creates a wavy scene as Kennedy Warren, 13 of Aberdeen carves her name on graffiti ice, during the annual Ice Festival in Havre de Grace. — Annual Ice Festival, by the Havre de Grace Alliance

From left, Keagan Nuckols, 8, and Matthew Nuckols, 11, of Bel Air, pet a T-Rex from the window of their car as they tour Jurassic Wonder: Dinosaur Drive-Thru at the Baltimore County Agriculture Center. Eighteen life-sized dinosaurs at 10 stations move and make noise for motorists and passengers. Ted Hill, owner of the business, started the drive-thru two years ago because of the pandemic. More time slots will be open for the final weekend, January 15 and 16. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. — Jurassic Wonder Dinosaur Drive-Thru

Mike Kupina, of Bel Air, fish for walleyes at Conowingo Fisherman Park. — Cold weather fishing

Charlie Karberg, 4, enjoying his 3-wheel scooter at Jake’s Skate Park at Rash Field Park in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. — Scooter time

Chris Bohmer of Eldersburg hands a treat to Brahms, a 21-month old yellow lab she is raising to be a future guide dog at the Eldersburg Library Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2021. Bohmer brings Brahms out with her to places like the library to get him adjusted to various stimuli. — January 11: Guide dogs in training

A bundled up pedestrian hurries along Lombard Street near the Inner Harbor as cold weather hits Baltimore. Highs Tuesday aren't expected to get out of the 20s. The warmest day of the week is Thursday with a high of 44 degrees. — January 10: Cold weather in Baltimore

Monster Jam truck Rammunition with driver Kurt Kraehmer does a "Sky Wheelie" during rehearsal for up-coming shows at the Royal Farm Arena. Four shows are scheduled for Friday to Sunday at the arena. — January 9: Monster Jam truck drivers rehearse

Painters Nacho Gonzalez, left, and Victor Mateo paint McDaniel College's slogan, "Welcome to the Hill," on the side of the water tower tank overlooking McDaniel's Campus. — January 8: McDaniel's water tower

Sunrise color is reflected in the Patterson Park boat lake Friday morning after an overnight storm dropped a couple of inches of snow on the region. — January 7: Patterson Park snow

Excavators work clearing the last remnants of the Mattin Center on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. The center, an arts complex which was built in 2001, is being replaced by the new $250 million Hopkins Student Center, to be completed in 2024. — January 6: Mattin Center demolition

Eung Ahn, left, joins other volunteers in Howard County to help clear the melting snow and ice at one of Rockburn Branch Park's tennis courts. — January 5: Marylanders volunteer to shovel park areas

Perry Muth, Canton, takes his lunch break near the Patterson Park Boat Lake. Muth often runs in the park, but is unable to today because of Monday’s winter storm. — January 4: Lunch at Patterson Park Boat Lake

Cameron Morea, 7, left, and his friend Luca Galea, 7, play in the snow in their West Towson neighborhood. — January 3: Baltimore's first snowfall of 2022

January 2: Holiday season ends at BWI

Kathy Kirmayer of Silver Spring, center, and other parents watch their children pass through the security checkpoint at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport on Sunday morning, as the holiday season draws to a close. Kirmayer planned to wait until her college-bound daughter boarded her flight to San Diego in case of a last-minute cancellation, but most departures appeared to be on schedule. (Amy Davis/Amy Davis)

Ben Rothenhoefer, of Halethorpe, watches as skateboarder Jack Webb, 17, of Catonsville, hops on his board. Several skateboarders spend part of their New Year's Day sheltering from incoming fog and rain in a garage at Lansdowne Station. — January 1: Skateboarders on a dreary New Year's Day

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