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Tag Archives: D.C.
Flag Draped
This week, walking by a church in the District that houses a well-known, heavily patronized soup kitchen and homeless person service center, I saw several shopping carts parked outside the entrance, brimful of the owners’ worldly possessions. Draped over one … Continue reading
Requiem for Blossoms
Even with all my best efforts, I couldn’t halt the inevitable. Six visits to the Tidal Basin couldn’t stop it. Nearly 80 pictures, though pretty to look at, couldn’t capture and protect the sight. Not even three essays, complete with … Continue reading
Posted in Whitecaps on the Potomac
Tagged aging, cherry trees, D.C., Life and death, nosehair, tidal basin
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High Bloom
March 29 I walked to the Tidal Basin during my lunch hour. The height of blossoms starts today and continues for the next three or so, yet the weather gurus predict rain and even (horrors!) a wintry mix. The blossoms … Continue reading
Posted in Whitecaps on the Potomac
Tagged blooms, blossoms, cherry blossoms, D.C., tidal basin
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Odd Little Polygon
In an odd little polygon of a park I pass on my way to work from the bus stop, sits an odd little polygon of a pond. This morning I saw, floating placidly, paddling lazily back and forth, mallard duck … Continue reading
Posted in Whitecaps on the Potomac
Tagged D.C., ducks, geese, peaceful, placid, pond, Potomac
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Looking for Lines
Doggone it, I’m a word guy, not a graphic artist. But give some poor writer a blog, and all of a sudden he’s looking for lines. Actually, what I’m looking for are attractive header shots. Though the verbiage is the … Continue reading
Posted in The Life Literary, Whitecaps on the Potomac
Tagged artist's view, D.C., header, lines, perspective, photography
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Fojol Update
One day last week after another hungry morning and meager lunch, I decided to go to Subway for a sandwich. I was glad to see a familiar, colorful truck parked nearby: the Fojol Bros were back in the neighborhood. I’d … Continue reading
Dusk Mall/Peach Sunset
One Evening… I like the National Mall best at dusk. I look left from the bus taking me home and I see the capitol as if magically lit from some unknown source, the whitish glow heightened by the rich, azure … Continue reading
Posted in Whitecaps on the Potomac
Tagged capital, context, D.C., dark, dusk, light, Lincoln, national mall, sunset
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My Cardinal (the bird) Moment
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
Posted in Literary Events, Whitecaps on the Potomac
Tagged Burns, Burns Supper, D.C., Kilt, Literary Events, St. Andrews
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