The great folks at this fire house let us in from the cold to use their rest room!
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The great folks at this fire house let us in from the cold to use their rest room!
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It does not get much more historic than this. Iconic statute of Paul Revere, with the Old North Church in the background. This is in the North End in Boston, now home to wall-to-wall Italian restaurants.
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Paul Revere and Old North Church, Boston
It does not get much more historic than this. Iconic statute of Paul Revere, with the Old North Church in the background. This is in the North End in Boston, now home to wall-to-wall Italian restaurants.
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We were on the first flight from IAD to Boston Logan this afternoon. The driven snow on the runway made me surprised that our commuter jet landed at all. Cath is glad she was not watching out the window.
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Logan Airport Runway - Monday Afternoon
We were on the first flight from IAD to Boston Logan this afternoon. The driven snow on the runway made me surprised that our commuter jet landed at all. Cath is glad she was not watching out the window.
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Always easier to make nice photos with a good looking model. One of Daddy's presents to himself was a second flash stand and Pocket Wizard.
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Eva Wearing Her New Hat, Necklace and Earings!
Always easier to make nice photos with a good looking model. One of Daddy's presents to himself was a second flash stand and Pocket Wizard.
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Every craft has it's unique labor saving tools, and knitting is no exception. Even though knitting itself is slow and monotonous (my view) knitters hate wasting time prepping their yarn. Hence the umbrella swift to hold yarn being wound by the ball winder (the alternative being husbands or small children to hold the yarn).
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Most Mechanically Exotic Christmas Present - Cathleen's Umbrella Swift
Every craft has it's unique labor saving tools, and knitting is no exception. Even though knitting itself is slow and monotonous (my view) knitters hate wasting time prepping their yarn. Hence the umbrella swift to hold yarn being wound by the ball winder (the alternative being husbands or small children to hold the yarn).
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Whatever your religious persuasion, best wishes to all my friends. This has been a fun filled Christmas eve, with family gingerbread house decoration this afternoon. Cathleen took the kids to church for a late afternoon service, so I could get a start on present wrapping. For dinner we had our traditional chili dinner with homemade peppermint ice cream, hot fudge and crumbled candy cane on top. Now encouraging the children to get to bed, with limited success. Everyone is looking forward to Christmas morning!
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Merry Christmas & Warm Wishes to All
Whatever your religious persuasion, best wishes to all my friends. This has been a fun filled Christmas eve, with family gingerbread house decoration this afternoon. Cathleen took the kids to church for a late afternoon service, so I could get a start on present wrapping. For dinner we had our traditional chili dinner with homemade peppermint ice cream, hot fudge and crumbled candy cane on top. Now encouraging the children to get to bed, with limited success. Everyone is looking forward to Christmas morning!
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Eva was bored this morning (the downside of Christmas break) so a suggested she draw a picture. I think the result will be our Christmas card cover next year.
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Next Year's Christmas Card
Eva was bored this morning (the downside of Christmas break) so a suggested she draw a picture. I think the result will be our Christmas card cover next year.
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Will and his buddies have moved from building Lego kits, to custom Lego creations, to customizing the Legos themselves. Will's friend Caldwell did this camouflage paint job.
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Camo Lego
Will and his buddies have moved from building Lego kits, to custom Lego creations, to customizing the Legos themselves. Will's friend Caldwell did this camouflage paint job.
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Some More Bouldering Comp Photos from Sterling Today #abs #bouldering #photogene
Here are some more shots of Eva and her friends climbing today in Sterling. These were all processed in Photogene on the iPad, which insists on crashing when I save a cropped photo at native resolution. I love Photogene but would gladly pay for a little more functionality and stability.
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This was Eva's last local bouldering competition this season and she won first place. Eva climbed strong and her training and conditioning showed. Thanks coaches Jason and Ed! Now on to regional competition in Philadelphia on January 15th.
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Eva' Climbing Competition Today at SportRock Sterling #abs #bouldering
This was Eva's last local bouldering competition this season and she won first place. Eva climbed strong and her training and conditioning showed. Thanks coaches Jason and Ed! Now on to regional competition in Philadelphia on January 15th.
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Noelle is one of our two Siberian cats. She is well endowed with whiskers.
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Noelle the Long Whiskered Siberian
Noelle is one of our two Siberian cats. She is well endowed with whiskers.
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This could be the prop shop for Mad Men. Two floors of vintage cocktail glasses. Did people really drink martinis at lunch?
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Christmas Shopping with Eva - The Hour in Old Town
This could be the prop shop for Mad Men. Two floors of vintage cocktail glasses. Did people really drink martinis at lunch?
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This is Bella at Poppy (www.poppymetals.com) in Georgetown. Some shops have a guard dog. Bella is a love dog. Every customer is a long lost friend. I asked her to get a little closer for another photo. She thought I meant get in my lap and lick my face, so this was my only photo.
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Bella at Poppy - Georgetown
This is Bella at Poppy (www.poppymetals.com) in Georgetown. Some shops have a guard dog. Bella is a love dog. Every customer is a long lost friend. I asked her to get a little closer for another photo. She thought I meant get in my lap and lick my face, so this was my only photo.
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My daughter asked why cars replaced trolleys. I did not have a good answer.
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Trolley Tracks - P Street Georgetown
My daughter asked why cars replaced trolleys. I did not have a good answer.
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After custard from Dairy Godmother today we briefly visited one of Lyra's many favorite playgrounds. Basically any place with monkey bars she can swing on. This is another iPhone 4 shot. It's nice that my new camera also supports phone and email features. I also ran this through Photgene on the iPad, so basically an all Apple photo workflow.
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Lyra on the Monkey Bars - Del Ray
After custard from Dairy Godmother today we briefly visited one of Lyra's many favorite playgrounds. Basically any place with monkey bars she can swing on. This is another iPhone 4 shot. It's nice that my new camera also supports phone and email features. I also ran this through Photgene on the iPad, so basically an all Apple photo workflow.
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One of the first photos with my new iPhone 4. Way better than my iPhone 3 (not even GS). Lyra decided on lime sorbet, which she quickly traded for my custard because the sorbet was too tart. I thought it was perfect.
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Lyra at The Dairy Godmother in Del Ray
One of the first photos with my new iPhone 4. Way better than my iPhone 3 (not even GS). Lyra decided on lime sorbet, which she quickly traded for my custard because the sorbet was too tart. I thought it was perfect.
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Eva Climbing Today at Earth Treks in Timonium, MD
Eva climbed today in the American Bouldering Series competition. It was a long competition, starting at 11:00 and going until 5:00. Eva climbed very well with a V3, 3 V4s and a V6. She came in 2nd in her age group.
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Pumpkins of Old Town Alexandria - Halloween Photos
A selection of the many pumpkins we saw on Halloween, mostly on Lee Street in Old Town. the baby pumpkin in the mouth of the big pumpkin is probably my favorite.
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From the pearls and lace veil I am guessing this is a bride. I am not sure the significance of the flag. This was part of a window diorama on Lee Street last night. I will be posting a variety of other shots - lots of photo ops and great jack o'lanterns last night!
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Corpse Bride, window display, Lee Street, Alexandria
From the pearls and lace veil I am guessing this is a bride. I am not sure the significance of the flag. This was part of a window diorama on Lee Street last night. I will be posting a variety of other shots - lots of photo ops and great jack o'lanterns last night!
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The Firehouse is two blocks east of our house toward the river. The firemen where there as they are all the time, and tonight handing out candy to everyone who stopped by.
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Halloween at the Firehouse
The Firehouse is two blocks east of our house toward the river. The firemen where there as they are all the time, and tonight handing out candy to everyone who stopped by.
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