Category Archives: Around DC

Gargoyle Love

I have a fascination with gargoyles and generally any kind of human, animal or creature carved into stone, wood, you name it. This started when we lived in Germany. In Europe there is at least one insanely old church or castle in every city. So there are animal and human faces all over the place. IContinue reading “Gargoyle Love”

Running partners

Believe it or not I’m running again. I’m even training for a race. 10K, it’s a start. In fact, it may be the longest distance I race. I’ve been training for several months now and I’ve seen some interesting things just running through my humble neighborhood. Take for instance, Thing 1 and Thing 2: See,Continue reading “Running partners”

Things you may see or hear during a Daddy Date

A daddy running down the street to catch the bus with a kid in his arms and a kid desperately trying to keep up. The running kid swooning into the street like she can’t make it (said in 8-year old, whiny voice), so much so that the bus actually slows down so as not to runContinue reading “Things you may see or hear during a Daddy Date”

Objects are farther than they appear

It felt like we could reach out and touch them. Gravelly Point Park is a spot in Arlington, literally at the end of the runways of Reagan National Airport. Planes like the one in picture above flew directly over our heads as they approached the runway for landing. The most amazing thing was the noiseContinue reading “Objects are farther than they appear”