Middletown Daily Photo: Skywatch Friday: Fall and Moon

Friday, October 24, 2008

Skywatch Friday: Fall and Moon

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10 comments:

Unknown said...: That's pretty, where's the scarecrow?; October 24, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Woody said...: Very nice photo with the moon in the background, I like it..

Thanks for sharing!; October 24, 2008 at 9:01 AM
DeniseinVA said...: I love how you have composed this photo. Thanks for sharing it and have a great weekend.; October 24, 2008 at 9:06 AM
Coloradolady said...: GReat photo. Love the moon peeing in the photo. Nice Shot. The colors are wonderful. Happy SWF.; October 24, 2008 at 9:40 AM
HappyK said...: Great photo!! Love the fall colors against such a bright blue sky and the moon is a bonus!!; October 24, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Rose said...: Typical fall shot! I am loving the contrast between the leaves and that blue sky.; October 24, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Jane Hards Photography said...: Love the autumn colours, the composition, the gorgeous blue sky and the moon is a bonus.; October 24, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Bernie said...: Thanks all!!

Darla - there are scarecrows all over Middletown. Pictures coming. :); October 24, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Jack and Joann said...: Hi! I'm new to Sky Watch Fridays and I'm south of you in Viginia. Take the mouse or take the car on #15 to my corner of Sky Watch Friday. I have a poem too along with a lot of Yogi Berra quotes. I'll catch you next time.; October 25, 2008 at 6:41 AM
Arija said...: Lovely colours in the tree and a moon in the daylight sky or good measure.; October 26, 2008 at 7:07 PM

About Middletown

Middletown, Maryland was founded in 1767 and is said to be named either for its position midway between South Mountain and the Catoctin Mountains or its central location between the larger Maryland cities of Frederick and Hagerstown. A few years earlier, a visiting surveyor and future “Father of our Country” George Washington referred to Middletown Valley as one of the most beautiful places he had ever seen.

The town was incorporated in 1833. After the Civil War battles of South Mountain and Antietam, Middletown churches served as hospitals for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

Today Middletown boasts a delicate balance of old and new. Instead of a Mayor, the town leader is a Burgess. Some of the buildings were built in the 1700s and 1800s. There are large Victorian homes as well as the typical cookie-cutter subdivisions that dot the edge of the Washington DC commuter exurbs.

The only franchise restaurant in town is a Subway; the only Starbucks is inside the Safeway.

If you really want to understand what small-town America feels like, visit Middletown during the Independence Day festivities and fireworks at Middletown Park, the Volunteer Fire Department’s annual mid-July Carnival or the Middletown Heritage Festival held in the fall.