Category Archives: Whitecaps on the Potomac

Perspectives, thoughts, doings during five years in Washington, a tempest-in-a-teapot kind of place to be, except that our “teapot” is the river.

My Cardinal (the bird) Moment

Posted on January 30, 2011 by literarylee

Since childhood I have marveled that male birds are so colorful and bright but the females are typically plain, even dull.  Take cardinals, for example.  While growing up (and even now), glimpses of that bright red bird thrilled me.  I … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 19, 2011 by literarylee

Take Note!!  Tartans and Colors: High standards. (Weary of word play?)

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At The Scottish Walk

Posted on January 19, 2011 by literarylee

The Scottish Walk parade is an early December, Alexandria, Virginia tradition we enjoy.  This historic, colonial American town with a rich Scottish heritage is one place where a kilt-wearing man fits right in!  Many (20? 30?) Scottish Clan organizations march … Continue reading →

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Burns Night Supper

Posted on January 13, 2011 by awchilds

Here’s an invitation Anita and I received to attend a formal, high-fallutin’ Burns Supper.  I’m excited to be going, especially now that I’ve been the chairman (what they call the Master of Ceremonies of a Burns supper, as opposed to the … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse/ Vulnerable Man

Posted on December 27, 2010 by literarylee

December 20, 2010 5:25 p.m. – The brilliant full moon rises before me, its perfectly full orb not far above the horizon above Washington, the alabaster city where I work.  From somewhere deep inside I feel the impulse to sing … Continue reading →

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The Five Dollar Christmas Deal

Posted on December 20, 2010 by literarylee

(Our Christmas 2007 letter) December 2007 The Five Dollar Christmas Deal It’s 6 a.m. on a cold, December Saturday morning and I’m fixing coffee and oatmeal.  I still find it hard to believe my wife is in Bali, Indonesia.  I … Continue reading →

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Grab a Festive Bunch

Posted on December 19, 2010 by literarylee

Fantastic statement.  I love the direct tone, the active voice, the spare word use. At the market yesterday I purchased a lovely bouquet of evergreens and dried flowers not because I needed more live Christmas decorations (I bought those last … Continue reading →

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With George at Sunrise

Posted on December 17, 2010 by literarylee

Commuting to the District for work these three years starting most days from a bus stop within sight of the Potomac, I’ve seen many lovely sunrises over the river, and almost every one makes me think of the Father of our Nation.  … Continue reading →

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Wreaths on the Treasury

Posted on December 9, 2010 by literarylee

Today I saw wreaths, evergreen circles with red-ribbon bows, tied by more wide, red ribbon to each gray pillar of the imposing, stony facade of the U.S. Treasury building. The Treasury of the United States of America: the payer of my government … Continue reading →

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