Baltimore 365: The spring of 2012

Jul 10, 2012

Baltimore 365: The spring of 2012

Nick Tann 0 Comment Maryland, The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Bay Bridge, Blue Angels, blue crabs, dolphins, Easter, HonFest, I'll Have Another, Kegasus, Kinetic Sculpture Race, Passover, Preakness, Ravens, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Sailabration, Transit of Venus

The brainchild of The Sun’s Entertainment Content Editor Amanda Krotki, Baltimore 365* sprang forth in 2012 as a visual chronicle of a year in the life of our city. With our keen collective eye on local news, we began posting visually stimulating photos that best exemplified that day in Baltimore.

Here are 15 photos selected to represent Baltimore 365 during the months of April, May and June. Topics include Kegasus and UniCarl at Preakness Infieldfest, playful dolphins at the National Aquarium, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels and a fire eater with 5,000 tattoos at Ripley’s Believe It or Not.

: APRIL 1: Opening day of live horse racing at Pimlico with Preakness Infieldfest mascot Kegasus and his new sidekick UniCarl. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: APRIL 9: Isabella Bowen, 22 months, Lusby, shows off one of the plastic eggs she found in the fields of Waterfowl Lake Pavilion at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Bowen is on the hunt for Easter eggs during the annual Bunny BonanZOO. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: APRIL 16: Caroline Hirsch, 3, of Baltimore, examines the pastries at Goldberg’s New York Bagels, which are not eaten during Passover by observant Jews. The bakery had an extra busy Sunday as Jewish customers stocked up on leavened bread products after Passover. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: APRIL 22: Jesse Lowers, of Lowers Crab Shack in Essex, shows a large and small Maryland blue crab that he received in a small shipment. Jesse said the temperatures are still a bit cold for a good harvest, but the summer holds great promise. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)

: MAY 4: Two of the six female dolphins at the National Aquarium are pictured during their play and feed time. Beginning tomorrow, the Aquarium is changing its dolphin program from the current limited-access, separately priced choreographed show to one that offers every patrons all day access to interact with the dolphins and trainers. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: MAY 7: A kayaker serving as a safety monitor at the Canton Waterfront Park for the 2012 Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, watches the race as a shark. The American Visionary Art Museum hosted the race in which amphibious, human powered vehicles race through Federal Hill, Caton and Patterson Park in a 15-mile road, water, mud and sand race course. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: MAY 20: I’ll Have Another (#9) overtakes Bodemeister (#7) in the final stretch to win the 137th Preakness Stakes. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

: MAY 22: Thousands of Marylanders will cross the Bay Bridge this weekend as vacationers head to the beach for the Memorial Day holiday. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: MAY 24: Robin nestlings eagerly wait for a meal while sitting in their nest in an azalea bush in Towson. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

: MAY 31: Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith hauls in a pass during the second team OTA at the Ravens training facility Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: JUNE 6: Venus, black dot upper right, moves across the face of the sun as clouds moving across below as viewed from the roof of the Maryland Science Center at the Inner Harbor. The Transit of Venus is photographed through a solar filter over a telephoto lens. The Science Center hosted a Transit of Venus event for viewing of the historic six hours event. The Transit of Venus last occurred in 2004 and will not occur again until 2117. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: JUNE 11: Dru Harwood (left) of Gaithersburg, holding Skipper, Jennifer Rast of Bethesda, holding Scout, and Jan Lanier, of Gaithersburg, walk thorough the crowds gathered at HonFest in Hampden. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun

: JUNE 14: Sailors stand in the rigging of the ARM Cuauhtémoc, a training vessel for the Mexican Navy, as it heads to the Inner Harbor as part of the Star-Spangled Sailabration. The event marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: JUNE 16: The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels team practice their flight maneuvers above Fort McHenry. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)

: JUNE 27: Insectavora, a fire eater with 5,000 tattoos, breathes fire at the grand opening of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not exhibit. Sideshow entertainment at Ripley’s Believe it or Not at their official opening. (Gabriella Demczuk/Baltimore Sun)

*Please note: We know there are 366 days in 2012. February 29th was treated as a bonus day!

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