May 20, 2025 - Funfly Eastern Shore - Sassafras River |
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Today's weather was decent for flying -- warm, high scattered layer, light winds -- so I took advantage and went for a funfly after pickleball. I headed over to the Eastern Shore and did most of my flying around the Sassafras River, pictured here.
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This mansion has a huge front lawn. | ||||||
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Not sure what this mansion & complex is, but its big parking lot is full.
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Another mansion, although this one is small. | ||||||
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But it had this impressive tree-lined road leading up to it. | ||||||
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I think they did a much bigger mansion to go with the magnificent tree-lined driveway. | ||||||
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Back on the Sassafras River.
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Flying up one of the many creeks off the Sassafras. | ||||||
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Heading for Lloyd's Creek sand bar -- a favorite spot for boaters. But not today.
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Heading up one of the offshoots of Lloyd's Creek. | ||||||
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And back down another off shoot. | ||||||
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Looking down at a sandbar only populated by seagulls. | ||||||
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Passing by an abandoned fire-watch tower.
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Deer! | ||||||
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Wild turkey! Plus a couple of deer. | ||||||
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Intricate patterns in the grass.
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Coming down Fairlee Creek off the Bay. | ||||||
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The marina at Great Oak Landing. | ||||||
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The Road.
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Millers Island in the foreground with Essex Skypark in the background at upper left.
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