Posts from March, 2006

The quick brown fox jumped over the good, but lazy Parker family.

Photos: Cherry Blossoms

Friday, 31 March 2006

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I rarely — if ever — venture into downtown D.C. when the Cherry Blossoms are in bloom, but something inspired me this year. Not only do you have to deal with city traffic, but tourists, and they seam to get stupider each year.

Not to mention, I honestly don’t like the look of a cherry tree in bloom … at least not up close. They look like a floral pipe cleaner. I like my blossoms a little more random and well spaced. Maybe a dogwood, or magnolia.

This time, I went down the day before peak … and did it at some obscene hour of the morning. The foot traffic around the tidal basin was predictably insane (and I hereby vow to never do it again, again) but the more remote groves — like this one, north of the monument — were just as stunning, and much less crowded.

Cherry Blossoms
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…6218/

Photos: NCAA Tournament

Sunday, 26 March 2006

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I got tickets to the Washington, DC regional of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this year (“Oh, brother … where art thou?”) and watch George Mason rampage through the region from the nose-bleeds in the upper deck.

This particular gem of a picture was taken at the tipoff for overtime, with the score tied at 74. By the time it was over, Mason had upset Connecticut 86-84. Going into the game, I was actually a little apathetic, until I read Uconn coach Jim Calhoun shoot his mouth off:

“It’s going to be nice playing an away game,” Calhoun said. “I’m looking forward to that. I think that part of the system is really working out to protect the 1s.”

Come on, Coach. Do number one seeded teams really need to be protected against number ELEVEN seeded teams? Oh wait. i guess they do …

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…8347/

Photos: Rosslyn Heights

Monday, 20 March 2006

The first of the Washington DC in bloom pictures. It’s been a while since I have done the Cherry Blossoms, so I will probably do that when they bloom in a week and a half. These were just taken around our apartment building on the other side of the Potomac from D.C..

Rosslyn Heights
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…4144/

Hike: Susquahenna State Park

Sunday, 19 March 2006

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Something like my fourth trip back to this hike, located about 20 minutes north of Baltimore. Still far and away my favorite. First trip in cold weather, though … and I think it was my first trip where it didn’t rain.

Susquahannah State Park
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…2099/

headshots

Saturday, 18 March 2006

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the lady sparkler has a conference coming up and the organizers asked for a head shot to use for marketing. we won’t tell them that i took them, and that it prominently features our apartment complex’s basement retaining wall.
See Slideshow of the Photos on Flickr:
headshots

Travel: Virginia Zoo, Norfolk

Saturday, 11 March 2006

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I was suprised how nice Norfolk’s zoo is … it’s pretty big, the animal displays are reasonably updated and humane looking, and the range of wildlife is pretty startling considering the location. Besides, there’s nothing like watching turtles making whoopie with your family.

Norfolk’s Virginia Zoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…4306/