Naebody in Particular

You won't find them on a shortbread tin, but our ancestors live on so long as we keep telling their stories. Scots, Yanks, Canucks and the Auld Enemy. Newest posts are the ancestors, but scroll for the living.

Hike: Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary

February 20, 2006

For some reason, I love hiking around abandoned farmland. It must be my hippie upbringing, but my favorite hike (Susquahannah State Park) is also around the same type environment. I must have spend half an hour walking around an old abandoned barn on the Merkle property.

Speaking of which, I should really do Susquahannah again. I don’t think I have been there since I got the new camera.

Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…5020/
Hike: South River Falls

February 5, 2006

Not much of a hike to and from, but the payoff (the falls themselves) was amazing. I’ve never had much chance to play around with shutter speed near water before, and that in itself was a lot of fun. Hokie, but fun.

South River Falls
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…0293/
Website: ElectEricOlson.org

January 29, 2006

A friend of mine is running for County Council in Prince George’s, Maryland. I’m serving as his Online Communications Director for the campaign. It’s nothing outrageously good, but he now has his very own campaign web site:

Eric Olson for Prince George’s County Council
http://www.electEricOlson.org/
Photos: National Zoo

January 22, 2006

Went to the zoo today, with a borrowed telephoto lens. Cheap little thing, but it still managed to take some great pictures that just wouldn’t have happened with my regular 28-70mm lens. Also, turns out that you don’t need tickets to see “Butterstick” the panda… Just go to the Panda Cafe and peer over the wall in the outdoor dining area.

National Zoo, Washington DC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…9897/
Photos: “Butterstick”

January 22, 2006

Tai Shan (“Butterstick”) at the National Zoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…4222/
Hike: Maryland Heights

January 21, 2006

Hiked the Old Stone Fort Trail in Harpers Ferry National Park. Outstanding hike. While the views weren’t particularly great, the breastworks, trenches and other relics of the Civil War add a terrific historic element to the trek. Overcast day, which was great for the cloud shots, but lousy for pretty much everything else.

Maryland Heights, Harpers Ferry NHP
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…6746/
photos: college park and prince george’s county

January 16, 2006

a friend of mine from my days on the hill is running for prince george’s county council — looking to represent the greater college park area. i volunteered to do his web site, needed to images for the site, and so we spent the afternoon taking some pictures.

my grandfather was both born in college park, and was a professor at the university of maryland, so it was fun spending some time wandering around.

See Slideshow of the Photos on Flickr:
college park, prince george’s county, maryland
Photos: National Building Museum

January 15, 2006

Wanted to go to the Building Museum for quite some time, and had the opportunity when my parents were in town. Great lines, and stunning architecture. Take the tour, which gets you on to the 4th floor which is otherwise closed to the public.

National Building Museum, Washington DC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/…5479/
Travel: Assateague, Maryland

January 2, 2006

Assateague Island National Seashore
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1719883/
Travel: Ocean City, Maryland

January 2, 2006

Ocean City, Maryland
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1719712/