Thursday, July 17, 2008
It's all happening at the zoo...
We spent all day--9 hours! at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. It was hot and sunny, and not as sweaty as it might be... The animals, of course, were cool... (I posted my rant in Loosely Speaking about the part of zoo-going that is not so cool...) So... where is the first place you go at the zoo?...
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Eastern Woodlands: trails for TAPS
The walking trail winds down through the woods eastern hardwoods hickory chestnut maples Summer's heat fragmented, filters into shadows gold and green Vines weave the woods together like a whispered truth in a quiet congregation... Warm soils-- rising life emerges and unfolds... And startles with a...
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What shellfishness!
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Chesapeake shore
The water is warm where it hits the beach, tossing around bits and pieces of shell and the occasional fossil shark tooth.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Too tired...
The day was hot, but not where we were--Charlie, the Young Lads and I picked up the other local Nana (Zoe's other grandma isn't really theirs, but on the other hand, there is no one more everyone's grandma than Nana!) and we drove out to the edge of the Chesapeake Bay. We were hoping to find a few...
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
In the deep places of the earth...
About 2 hours from Washington, DC there are at least two cavern systems to visit. We went to Luray Caverns this time. (The other is Skyline Caverns, and also fascinating and beautiful.) The tour guides are local lads and lasses, and it is a bit alarming from an elocution point-of-view to consider...
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Cliffside rock garden along Skyline Drive
This looks like a sedum or saxifrage of some sort--a succulent that thrives in rock gardens. I spotted it from across the road and zoomed in for this picture.
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This is why they call them the Blue Ridge Mountains
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Mystery Island
Descending into the San Francisco area, we flew over this island, and it was an irrestistable camera target... I have no idea what all these colors are about! Anyone know?
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Sunday, July 6, 2008
Fireworks on a plane
There is a tiny little hole at the base of the window of a jet, which I assume has something to do with pressure changes within the double-pane. When up at the high, cold cruising altitudes, sometimes frost forms between the windows, especially near the hole....and when the setting sunlight stikes...
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