Ruby’s First Birthday!

Ruby’s First Birthday!

  Well, I just can’t resist sharing some portraits I took of my youngest granddaughter for her first birthday. This little doll baby is a real poser already, which makes her mom and granna very happy. 🙂  We were lucky enough to have the Hafens here in...
Magic Hour & Wing View – Flight to/from DC

Magic Hour & Wing View – Flight to/from DC

  FLY DURING SUNRISE AND SUNSET It pays to take flights during sunrise and sunset!  Luckily I was able to fly at sunrise on my way to DC and during sunset on my way home. It seems like I always get stuck over the wing, which greatly limits my view, but in this...
1313 Quincy Street – Washington DC

1313 Quincy Street – Washington DC

I like the number 13, don’t you? I defy its connotation of bad luck.  In fact, whenever I see the number 13, I rejoice… because I know I will soon be celebrating GOOD LUCK!  So you can imagine my pure joy when I walked by this little home at 1313 Quincy...
Timeless Bonsai Trees at the National Arboretum

Timeless Bonsai Trees at the National Arboretum

This display is simply incredible. You can wander through several large buildings and find stunning artistic creations around every bend. I had no idea experts could craft so many different types of trees into tiny works of timeless, natural art.  The oldest tree in...
US Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum

US Capitol Columns at the National Arboretum

“Every place has its landmarks.  One of Washington’s most notable and unusual landmarks is the National Capitol Columns.  The stately permanence of the Corinthian columns and careful siting on a natural knoll in the Ellipse Meadow makes them seem as if...
Founding Farmers Restaurant in DC is incredible!

Founding Farmers Restaurant in DC is incredible!

If you take the Washington D.C. Metro to Foggy Bottom, you have just a short walk to my new favorite restaurant, Founding Farmers, which has been voted “Best Restaurant in America.” They start you off with the most amazing vintage copper bowl of Sage and...