I love the sharp detail of Rosie Lee's bowl and the muted shadow behind. She was more interested in me filling her bowl up than me photographing it!

One of the guys at work brought his woofer in for a grooming session. She looked so cute afterwards.

I always love looking at this building when I leave DC. 

Saturday, September 27, 2014

On our way to a coma at Margie's party. It sucks at how much longer the recovery period is after one of these events.

Thursday, September 25, 2104

A screen at work looking pretty yucky.

At the gun show today Janice stocked up on ammo! Later we were asked to take part in a draw and were told the prize was an AR-15. Janice told the lady, "I've already got 2 of those". We walked away leaving the lady speechless. Hilarious! 

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Forgot to post this yesterday. Joe came into my office and made me close my eyes before he dumped these on my desk. Look at the size of them!! 

It horrifies me to know that there are some folks 1) who actually eat this crap, and 2) others that follow the instructions and them call the final product 'homemade'.

It's all black and red on the back of my door.

We got off the water after our paddle just in time. We got both boats on the cars, and jumped inside just as the heavens opened.

Explored an abandoned beach area today that used to be a popular venue until it was closed down a few years ago due to too many drownings.

Bacon & Herb Derby cheese, made locally. Good stuff.

Not my photo but I took some of this old house before it was razed to the ground a few weeks ago. This building was brought up in a group I belong to and a local historian shared a historical gem relating to it:

That was the Fry house. Mosby's men were shelling the Union working on the railroad nearby and dropped a "short round" into the kitchen. It didn't detonate, so the owner calmly picked it up - the fuse was reported as burning - and tossed it out in the street. Union soldiers nearby in the street couldn't run fast enough to get away from it.

Dad's favorite beer glasses arrived today. I was surprised at how big they were compared to US glasses. I'll enjoy using them.

A stack of scrapers waiting to be cleaned. No one likes this job...

Just 2 cop cars, no accident or anything but because everyone is so damn nosy,  the traffic tailed back for over a mile.

A bunch of pretty zinnias from Maggi.

A lazy Saturday spent cuddling up and listening to the rain.

Had to chuckle at seeing this on the way home from work.

Healthy dinner tonight. Ceviche and some, OK, quite a lot, of wine. Yum!

Kevin at work struggling to deal with his prehistoric phone, his smartphone is being repaired.

At a winery near Middleburg. Oh the joy if this was full!

The corn's growing high outside the kitchen window. Ready to harvest any time from now.

Waving the caps in a pre celebration salute as the Nats beat the Phillies 3-2. 

Who'd have thunk? An abandoned gas station bang in the middle of Vienna's Main Street. It really looked out of place.

These were definitely not ripe as described, they were rock hard! No purchase from me!

Enjoying a glass of my 'floral bath soap' cider as Elizabeth called it, after a long day at work. It does have a nice lavender flavor to it.

One of the many pretty bookmarks Mum has sent me.

A train hurtling past on the way home tonight.

Monday, September 1st, 2014

A hood ornament glinting in the sun at the Clifton Labor Day Car Show.