Middletown Daily Photo: Skywatch Friday: Cloud Reflection

Friday, November 28, 2008

Skywatch Friday: Cloud Reflection

This is the sky reflected in Middletown Lake.

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9 comments:

Hope said...: I love this SkyWatch photo! I am a great fan of reflection photos, and this one is just gorgeous!; November 28, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Guy D said...: Wow that is awesome. You'd think that was a shot of the sky if it wasn't for the ripple in the water. Very well done.

Cheers!
Regina In Pictures; November 28, 2008 at 1:40 AM
Unknown said...: Wonderful reflection and ripples.; November 28, 2008 at 1:46 AM
Baruch said...: Just perfect & absolutely stunning reflection; November 28, 2008 at 1:54 AM
Jane Hards Photography said...: My kind of shot. The ripples cutting through the refection is perfectly judged.; November 28, 2008 at 9:30 AM
happyone said...: That looks really cool with the ripples from the water.; November 28, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Janet Kincaid said...: Oh, very, very cool, Bernie!; November 28, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Bernie said...: Thanks for the comments and thanks for visiting. I didn't even realize there were ripples in the water when I took the picture. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the shot on my computer screen.; November 28, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Unknown said...: Stunning reflection! Love the flat surface of the water and the discret circles on it.; November 28, 2008 at 11:43 AM

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.