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Category Archives: Local Pleasures
Well…A Break Is One Thing
Every once in a while someone says they’re taking a break from blogging and disappears for a while. I disappeared with no notice in March. My first year of retirement was full. I did a lot of gardening, traveled for the first time … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Pleasures
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Walktober in the Marsh
Well, I wanted to post a walk for Robin over at Breezes At Dawn, who runs Walktober for us here in WordPress-land. I’m a day late for her deadline, but still in October, so thought I just MIGHT get in on her … Continue reading
Early Summer Lushness
The garden is at that point where spring crops are mostly out, summer crops have gotten big and are beginning to bear, and everything looks lovely and lush. I just love this time with the seedlings coming up, the flowers … Continue reading
A Neighborhood Walk
I Face Timed today with a friend in California. We have known each other since college, which means more than 40 years and seems kind of crazy. But while we were talking the sun came out here so I decided … Continue reading
The Age of Miracles
It’s been kind of a bumpy ride the last few weeks, eh? I’m one of the lucky ones who can work from home and I started doing that more than a week ago. People here in Arlington–at least in the … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Pleasures
Tagged bluebells, Great Falls, Potmac River Gorge, spring garden prep, walks
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February Blossoms
Supposedly Washington will escape snow this winter. We’re having a cold snap with temps in the mid-30’s F. Lots of things are in bloom. The witch hazels are coming out. This one, at Dumbarton Oaks, was magical in the afternoon … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Pleasures, Other People's Gardens
Tagged snowdrops, winter gardens, witch hazel
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Magical Flowering Quince
Last week, I saw these blossoms leaving work one day. I had noticed the buds earlier, but there’s that pink glow trees get in February when buds start to swell and I passed by hurrying in until one evening I … Continue reading
Posted in Local Pleasures, Other People's Gardens
Tagged Flowering quince, Winter blooms
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Birds, Marsh, Thicket
This morning I looked out the kitchen window to see four Robins. I’m not sure they even left this year, but they were having a grand old time in the ivy and the forsythia thicket. Then I saw a Flicker, … Continue reading
River Walk
Since recovering from pneumonia, I’ve been getting my strength back with various exercises and walking. On Sunday, one of the few sunny days we’ve had in ages, my friend Carolyn and I took a walk down to the Key Bridge … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Local Pleasures
Tagged art installations, Georgetown waterfront, Potomac River
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