October seemed to come to a close rather quickly. There were so many things that we still wanted to show mom and dad, but we'd been rained out too many weekends. This Sunday afternoon, we seized the sunshine and drove to Baltimore to show them Fort McHenry. We had come here last Christmas and showed it to Sven's mom and knew my parents would like it as well. Thankfully, it was significantly warmer this time around and we were able to view it more leisurely. For those of you not familiar with Fort McHenry, a pivotal battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here. It was this battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that later became our nation's anthem. It's definitely a place that takes you back in time.
The beautiful fall foliage....
My happy boys under the beautiful fall foliage....
Fort McHenry.... did you know that a 'rampart' is a "wall or embankment raised as protection against attack"? Yeah, neither did I. Now, after seeing Fort McHenry, it adds a whole new (and intended) meaning for "the ramparts red glare"......
During one of the walk-throughs of an officer's quarters, I turned around and saw this scene. Not staged, not planned.....how funny is that? Grandfather and Grandson posed exactly the same .....I wonder what each was thinking as they stared out their respective windows.... 'penny for your thoughts?' (You may think I underexposed this photo, but I think it adds to the dimension of it.) 
Baltimore Harbor....
What a great picture of them!
What little boy wouldn't mind posing by a cannon??
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