Working In The Land Of Pleasant Living

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I remember that being a catch phrase for Maryland when I was growing up. It's a little state "Back East" many know little or nothing about... including residents here from the city and suburbs. I won't go on about it being America in miniature, but the land of pleasant living comes from the Chesapeake Bay. It's a small state with a big bay, and that means miles and miles of coastline. Not just the bay itself, but all the rivers feeding into it are tidal waters as well.

I've been working on a cottage on the Severn River almost at the bay, just up from Annapolis. This place is really neat, a Sears cedar cottage kit built in 1927. This is an old waterfront community get-away in a cove. This place is right down by the boat ramp/beach/docks/bath house. It's on a point with a big sand bank it is perched above the water on. I was there to work, but I made sure I made the most of it. Right off the deck about 20' is an Osprey nest with babies.