Dec 20, 2012

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 11 photos selected to represent the Baltimore 365 project for the months of October, November and December. Topics include Orioles in the playoffs, Superstorm Sandy, holiday lighting and medical advancements.

: Oct. 1: The O’s are In: David Gibson from Brooklyn Park shows his Orioles support with a sign. Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards with a score of 6-3. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Oct. 5: Blessing of the Animals: Server Matthias Buchheister, right, a fouth grader at Mother Seton School, watched as Holy water droplets fall on Iglett the corn snake. The school hosted the annual Blessing of the Animals where a variety of animals received blessings in honor of the patron saint of animals St. Francis of Assisi on his feast day. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: Oct. 29: Sandy approaches: Standing on the beach overlooking the Atlantic Ocean as sand blows at his feet, Charles McAleer of Berlin, MD watches the impact of the storm effects from Hurricane Sandy, which has yet to arrive in the region Sunday, Oct 28, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, still hundreds of miles from Ocean City, has yet to actually impact the mid-Atlantic states. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Nov. 2: Sandy snow in Garrett Co.: Utility crews working to restore power lines near Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland. Garrett County is trying to recover after Superstorm Sandy dumped over two feet of snow in the county causing wide spread power outage. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

: Nov. 8: All wet: Al Greene, Supervisor II, Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Department of Public Works, walks through flowing water in the 1800 block of N. Charles Street. The water is from a ruptured 60-inch transmission pipe at East 20th and North Charles streets. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Nov. 25: Holidays in Hampden: Shown is Steve Saada’s ‘Natty Boh’ and the ‘Utz Girl’ themed Christmas dispaly, at his home on 34th street in Hampden. The 34th Street Christmas extravaganza begins on this Saturday night; in the 65th year of the celebration. (Gene Sweeney Jr./Baltimore Sun)

: Nov. 30: Oriole snack: On a shopping spree hosted by Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, Jeremiah Harris, 5 reacts as the Orioles Bird puts his beak over his head during shopping for two families at a Target shopping center Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Jones, who recently garnered a second Gold Glove award, treated the families through OriolesREACH, to a round of shopping for toys and clothing. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Dec. 7: Washington Monument lighting: 41st annual lighting of the Washington Monument at Mount Vernon Place to celebrate the holiday season. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Dec. 12: Party down: Ava Latham and Kassidy Leeson (right) play Guitar Hero together at the OriolesREACH holiday party. Current and former Orioles hosted students from Morrell Park Elementary Middle School in Baltimore as part of the 34th Annual OriolesREACH Holiday Party for Kids at Dave & Busters in the Arundel Mills Mall. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

: Dec. 14: Scuba Claus: Volunteer divers are Amanda Pack, in reindeer outfit at left, and Paul Silber, Santa, right. Santa appeared (with three fellow volunteer scuba divers, two as elves and one as a reindeer) for a preview of the National Aquarium’s holiday celebration this weekend. For his Santa role, volunteer diver Paul Silber reported it was necessary to trim his beard. (Amy Davis/ Baltimore Sun)

: Dec. 16: Medical breakthrough: Dana Burke, a Pennsylvania woman who was shot in the arm 14 years ago, smiles before beginning another day of testing of a thought-controlled prosthetic arm. Mike Powell, a graduate student at Johns Hopkins is sitting next to her. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)