Tag: Northern Virginia
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Inspiring Seniors in Northern Virginia Who Won’t Let Old Age Get in Their Way
Over the past six months I have had the good fortune to interview several participants in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics as a volunteer public relations and advertising coordinator for this event which is kicking off its 35 anniversary season tomorrow morning, Saturday, Sept. 9. I was lucky to meet these seniors and I am…
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The Blizzard of 2016 : The Morning After
This morning I woke up to this beautiful site in the back yard. The sun was shining as the birds found a peaceful place to perch on the porch. After two days of snow, things are starting to return to normal, a little. See below for what a nearby street looked like. By the way,…
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Blizzard of 2016 Day 2
Hope everyone is doing well in the snow. As promised here is a photo shot this morning of the bird feeder pictured yesterday after 18 more hours or so of snow had fallen on it. To see what it looked like yesterday afternoon, please look below.
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ISBAA A Year Ago : Historic Stone House in Manassas, Va.
I had several alternative titles for this blog post built around photos I shot of The Stone House at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia yesterday. One was how to make the best of a trip to the dentist and the other was about the importance of looking for details. Please let me explain. (please…
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Sunflowers in Suburbia
Fifty-five years ago the Washington D.C. suburb of Fairfax County as well as neighboring Prince William County were mostly farmland. According to Wikipedia, even as recently as the 1950s, Tysons Corner Area of Fairax was “a quiet rural intersection flanked by a few small stores.” Nowadays in Northern Virginia, where cows are outnumbered exponentially by…
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Bug Eyes Inside a Sunflower
The great thing about macro lenses is they open your eyes to a whole new world.
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The Stone House in Manassas, Va.
I had several alternative titles for this blog post built around photos I shot of The Stone House at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia yesterday. One was how to make the best of a trip to the dentist and the other was about the importance of looking for details. Please let me explain. (please…
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ISBAA The Forgotten Files : Four O Clock at 7 O’clock
I actually started this blog in July of 2009. Between that date and Memorial Day Weekend of last year my posting was sporadic. (please see more text below)