If you live in the DC area this is the weekend to go to the arboretum. Any weekend is a good one to go to Panda Chinese (super authentic Chinese restaurant a block from the arboretum)

A good day for flower and bee photos

I had a lovely stay at the Beautiful poetry on the ceiling of the Renaissance Harlem hotel, but Langston Hughes’ name was spelled: Lan ton Hughesgs I choose to think he’d be amused

Oh I did.

I know there’s a lot of Bradford pear hate and I get why, but it is simply glorious out there today. Also, I’m not flying anywhere and feeling really good about that decision.

To anyone who thinks that participation trophies are something recent, I share this image of the certificate I received for being of member of McDonald’s 1975 cheeseburger honor roll.

Then I will respond in kind

Palate cleanser - my youngest back in the days when he wanted to be all the superheroes at once.

Spring helps a heck of a lot though.

I have never been to a library with quite so many Danielle Steele books—four solid shelves

Every spring, I discover a few hibernating baseballs. Given the vines here this one might’ve been here for a while.

Same. Every year, I realize again that I am a simple creature and spring sunlight, and Birdsong go a long way to helping me feel capable of continuing

Grateful in this storm to have received just exactly the right amount of snow. The right amount = looks gorgeous when you get up to pee, & you take a photo, go back to bed & hope much of it is gone when you get back up

Sometimes when traveling we go the the maps app and just put scenic nearby. Today it took us to Brickyard Landing.

The melt begins. We had fun trying to figure out the explanation for this one.

Someone thinks I need to get off the computer and she’s right.

What a wonderful photo. I love when you can capture a bird w attitude

Was going through my great-aunts collection of political buttons and thought this is still true

This sign set up by my town a few years ago still seems to be solid advice

Wow, must be warmer there than it is here in IN. Merry Christmas!

And to your family from ours

Working on a Christmas puzzle and this has been interpreted in different ways. Happy Holidays!

A favorite photo from a long ago Christmas pageant. Our church has fun with the event and somebody had a horse mask. The toddlers expression gets me every time. Since we’re all feeling that “this can’t be happening” in 2025 seemed like a time to share this.

I love a little “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” conversational snow.

There is not actual whiskey in this calendar, just little cardboard bottles. Cruel.

Ok, husband and I are watching Mary Poppins by ourselves and these lyrics made me cry.

From our neighborhood in Maryland

Mood

These photos were taken Sunday. Mennonites are currently being arrested in the Cannon House rotunda for singing hymns of peace

Having a blast putting together trivia questions for this event tonight at Maryland Meadworks in Hyattsville