The first sunny day after a few dismal ones Not seeing an agonizing Ravens game in person Looking back at my kids’ baby pictures Gracious post-game interviews after  a loss The mixed feelings that come with change Chit chat with strangers An old lacrosse stick compared to today’s styles A real smile from a special… Read more »

The sun’s warmth on a freezing dayWhen my teens fall asleep at night before meBusy local restaurants in JanuaryMy neighbor’s wandering catWaking up to snow on the ground on a day offEveryone in my house wearing a Ravens jersey during a gameThe feeling after a moveKeeping things simple whenever possiblePeople who don’t change with successExercising… Read more »

The netting around an indoor soccer courtWhen rain turns over to snowThe warm confines of a car on a windy dayBible verses that hit homeSports talk radio reactions after a weekend‘The Valhalla Murders’ on NetflixUpsets in the football playoffsA simple breakfastShort drives at nightKids laughing together walking into schoolNBA basketball games in person

High hopes of New Year’s resolutionsWhen my teenager wants to talkThe first day feeling better after being sickA Berlin Auto Wash visitThe sounds of a school hallwaySlowly putting Christmas stuff awayBeach pictures of my young kidsReading sports columnists every dayThe smell of a good breakfast spotA new movie that meets expectationsWhen it’s time to take… Read more »

A warm start to a New YearPassionate letters to the editorA big charcuterie boardPenguin Swim costumesListening to a church sermon while driving a long distanceChurch bells on Sunday in BerlinNot making New Year’s resolutionsLong weekends at homeOld sayings that still ring trueA puppy’s smooth bellyWarm cookies

Santa on a fire truckExposed bird nests high up in trees this time of yearA puppy’s smooth bellyHappy Birthday Jesus stickersDriving around the day after a big stormThe writings of Dr. SuessA vehicle with a great defrostFast starts to a bookAn angel atop a Christmas treeSugar cookiesHearing rain from bed

Smell of a real Christmas treeBig wave photosThe Christmas morning exhaustion when the kids are littleMy teenager liking to workReflecting while driving in silenceSmiles on youth athletes’ facesA puppy as a Christmas giftBirthday greetings on FacebookA tree wrapped with holiday lightsClassic Christmas moviesNot working the day after Christmas

Thinking about my son driving soonRespectful disagreementsMorning caffeineStudent art on displayEnergy of a high school basketball gymDays off during the holidaysA parking space next to the grocery cart return areaPersonalized photo calendarsApples and peanut butterMeeting someone newBrunch after church

Christmas Parade night in BerlinJ.P. Cathell Photography’s coverage of Decatur championshipPizza on a football dayPictures from local paradesWatching boats coming through the InletKids at play in a neighborhoodMy house after a long dayCarriage rides around BerlinHampden in BaltimoreSound of laughter in a houseA street full of decorated houses

Holiday toy drives for needy kidsTeens who take their shoes off the doorThe post-floss feelingA fake Christmas tree that looks realCrying kids with Santa picturesSundays of chili and footballJeffrey Auxer’s ornamentsBlowing a pile of big orange leavesWorking out on Thanksgiving morningA heated steering wheel in the morningSilly beer commercials