Shopping in Alexandria

A street scene in Old Town Alexandria. Besides being an adorable neighborhood to stroll, there is also terrific shopping!!

On the Potomac

The waterfront in Alexandria. The area is known for its crab cakes and clam chowder.

Alexandria again

Another shot of Market Square in Old Town Alexandria.

Old Town Alexandria

Market Square and City Hall in Old Town Alexandria. You wouldn’t know it now, but this was once the site of the second largest slave market in the US (according, of course, to ever-true wikipedia). Now it is part of a beautiful neighborhood and has a farmer’s market each Saturday. More pictures to come …

On the road …

Off traveling this weekend … hope to be back (with new pictures) soon!

Theme day: Numbers!

CNN tells me this is Issue No. 1 … the economy, and the ever-rising gas prices! Thankfully I drive a scooter so my fill-ups cost $2 every other week. How much is gas where you live??

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Rainy Day …

… brings out huge slugs!! This guy was probably three inches long, hanging onto the wall just outside my door. It was actually after dark when I took the picture, so I couldn’t see the cool spotted pattern til it showed up in the flash. Pretty neat, huh?

Spring = new life!

I took this at work today (yay for days when the picture comes to you!). The administration actually had to send out an email a while back to tell people not to feed the geese as they can fend for themselves. As everyone knows, mother geese are quite defensive, and this family has nested close to one of our entrances. They’re also not terribly photogenic as they tend to turn and go the other way every time you get close … and mama goose hisses at you.

Anyways, continuing a theme this week, another beautiful thing about DC in the spring!

Yet more spring flowers …

What can I say, I’m just a sucker for a tree in bloom. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a state with a lot of snow. Anyways, no idea what this tree is, but it was beautiful. Also at Arlington National Cemetery last week.

Arlington Cemetery again

Another pic from Arlington National Cemetery. According to the brochure I picked up, the cemetery is the resting place for over 290,000 servicemen, women, and their families, and an additional 24 burials take place every day.

The land for the cemetery formerly belonged to the family of Robert E. Lee, and Congress paid Lee’s heir $150,000 for the title to the land.

About the Tomb of the Unknowns, pictured yesterday – this is the burial site of an unknown serviceman who served in WWI and was buried in 1921. Later, unknown servicemen from WWII and Korea were also interred at the site. The Third U.S. Infantry maintains a round-the-clock vigil in front of the Tomb.

Arlington National Cemetery

The marine honor guard in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

More to follow tomorrow, but it’s late!

A brief hiatus …

I’ll be travelling this weekend and general craziness in life has kept me from taking any pictures this week. Hope to be back soon!

Crazy Statue

In Rosslyn, a few blocks north on Wilson from the metro.

Pentagon City

The enormous mall at Pentagon City has four levels and 170 stores. It’s on the metro, so it’s where a lot of DC residents (I think) end up doing their shopping when they need the convenience of a mall.

A follow up …

The same tree I shot on Tuesday – the flowers are totally open today!