Memorial Day Weekend.

Jeremy's scout troop is washing motorcycles for Rolling Thunder.

Here are some shots I took at the local VFW Hall where they set up their

bike washing stand.

 Chrome and lights are so cool!

 So many bikes, all in a row.

 A good message for all of us.

 Some of the boys, Jeremy right in the middle, from Troop 1523, Annandale VA.

Spent a lovely afternoon with my mom at Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg, VA. Beautiful gardens and lots of interesting history about this lovely, historic home.
The link to this site is www.oatlands.org/.

Here are some pictures of the house.

Here is the sign that welcomes you to Oatlands.  Love the metal work.

 The garden had the most beautiful Irisis in so many colors.  Love the contrast between the purple flowers in the backround with the yellow iris in the photo below.

 Beautiful poppies.

 Entrance to the garden.

 Very interesting bench.

 The bottom of a sundial. 

 Detail of a sundial.

This picture was taking in the Rotunda at Monticello.  They just started taking tour groups up to the second floor of the house.  Took this with my phone. 

Another rainy day.  Thought I would post some of my favorite pictures from this past year.  Enjoy!

Another picture from Monticello.  Jefferson had some nice kitchen facilities.

 Took this one with my phone too.  This was at the National Gallery Sculpture Garden.

Sunrise at Fairystone State Park last summer.  Beautiful vacation spot.

Enjoy your day.  Looking forward to taking more pictures this spring/summer.

Artichokes

Went shopping at Trader Joe's this morning.  They had some gorgeous artichokes.  So, I just had to take some pictures of them when I got home.  I am sure you noticed that I played around a bit with the color while I was editing the photos.  Let me know what you think.  Enjoy!

This was the display in Trader Joe's.  Aren't they just gorgeous?!

The Dogwoods are in Bloom

Beautiful dogwoods make for good closeups!

I usually find azaleas boring, but love this striped one and the one below.  The pink one really pops out among the whites.

Not sure what this is, but I planted it last fall.  Such a lovely shade of purple.

Spring Has Sprung

Can't believe that the daffodils are already blooming in my backyard!  Anyway, makes for some nice macro shots!

A Walk at Riverbend Park

Riverbend ParkWhat a beautiful day in February!  Al and I took a walk along the Potomac while Jeremy was at a merit badge class.  We had a great time taking pictures on our hike.  Hope  you enjoy them.  I loved all the patterns made by the tree branches and the shadows they cast on the water.

 

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 Love this graceful branch and the lovely reflection it made in the water.

 This photo captures a cool scene of this large tree perfectly balanced on a rock.