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Georgetown plus

See the cute stores reflected in the window?

While I was in DC I stayed at a hotel in Georgetown.  I’ve never stayed there, and on my many taxi trips back and forth I could see it was really beautiful.

Living close together in cuteness.

I only had 30 minutes between meetings on one day to wander a little bit.  It sure is a pretty place.

Optimistic door.

And there was a giant library just a couple blocks from the hotel.

No time to go inside.

There was much more to see, beautiful gardens and a pretty cemetery, parks, large colonial homes.  But I had to get back to work.

No time for shopping.

And then my time in DC was up and I was headed home.

Leaving Regan National airport.

I had a layover in Cleveland…

Dropping in on Cleveland early in the morning.

…and left as the sun was rising.

Cleveland at sunrise.

Ultimately I landed in Flint, home of the Buick.

1938 was a very good year.

It was a fast trip, a busy trip.  We got a little bit of good done.  I have jet lag and I didn’t even fly that far.  Georgetown and DC are beautiful.

Someday I want to go back just for fun.


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Katie time

I think we could all use a little Katie, no?  So this morning I tried to take a new photo of her for all of you.

I took a new picture this morning, truly I did.  But I can’t find where I uploaded it…and the photo archive on my computer is acting weird and I don’t have time to mess with it.   So I posted an old picture of her.  But she looks pretty much the same.

Just sleepier.


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Are you sure it’s the end of summer?

Scott asked us to define the end of summer in photos.  What defines the end of summer for each of us?  You can join the fun because this assignment isn’t due until Wednesday at midnight.  Tell us what means the end of summer to you!  Meanwhile, come along and see my own transition to fall.   (Remember to click on the photos to see more detail.)

When I see that first leaf changing  on an otherwise green tree I usually rationalize that the tree is sick.  Or the leaf change is early because of the drought.  It’s not possible that summer is beginning the slippery slide into fall.  Certainly not yet.

The first bits of red.

As the light changes, becoming lower in the late afternoon sky, I appreciate the intense color and try not to think about what it all might mean.

The last of summer’s sun.

When the first bit of goldenrod begins to nod along the road and the asters bloom in brilliant purple I can still convince myself that there are weeks of warm weather ahead.

Purple compliments the season.

And when, on my morning commute, I come across the first of these….

The big yellow.

….I still rationalize.  Some school districts start early.   Don’t they?

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But when I stopped at my local grocery store this week and the bins of watermelons had been replaced by a giant pile of these…

Getting ready for Halloween!

…well.  Even I have to admit that these indicate summer has fled.  Fall is here, it’s time to quit fooling myself.  Until next year.  Because I’ll just know the reason those trees  turned so soon is because of the drought.

I’m sure of it.

Say goodbye to summer.


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Searching for the ends of the earth

The ends of the earth at Point Pelee in Canada.

Karma continues to challenge us with photo hunts.  She gave us extra time to find our own personal ‘ends of the earth’ and it’s a good thing she did because here I am coming in at the last second with my choices. (Make sure you click on the photos to get a better view.)

The inspiration for this hunt came from our trip to Point Pelee in Canada earlier this summer.  Point Pelee is a piece of land jutting out into Lake Ontario.  From the sky it looks like a sharp edged triangle but when you’re there it feels like a very small version of Cape Horn, South America, with waves come toward it from two directions.

While we were in Canada we also visited a more famous location – Niagara Falls – where I had another ‘ends of the earth’ experience as we stood just at the edge of the falls, looking down at the Maid of the Mist tourist boat.

The ends of the earth at Niagara Falls.

Traveling to another Great Lake two years ago we explored Lake Huron, and at one point walked through tall marsh grass, our feet getting more and more wet as we got closer to the lake.

Looking for the ends of the earth.

It was easier going at Tawas Point State Park where the ends of the earth was more evident.

The very ends of the earth at Tawas.

But since Karma’s challenge I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled for some ends of the earth photo opportunities closer to home.  It wasn’t easy without being near a large body of water.

You can see the ends of the earth just past that last stand of trees.

Or maybe the ends of the earth are even closer to home.  Maybe right down at the end of our road?

Can you get to the ends of the earth from here?

But in the end I felt like I needed to find the ends of the earth in Northern Michigan, on my favorite lake, Lake Michigan.  We gazed out over the lake from a platform built above the dunes at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park.

Extending the ends of the earth just a bit further.

And we traveled up to the very tip of Michigan’s little finger, the Leelanau Peninsula, to see the very ends of the earth, where someone had perfectly expressed my feelings about this part of the country.

I heart Lake Michigan.

I could go on and on talking about very special places where a person can experience beautiful ends of the earth.  But it’s getting late and Karma’s deadline looms.  Thank you once again Karma, for keeping me observant.  And for giving me another excuse to travel, always on the lookout for something special to capture.

Can’t wait for next time!


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October Photo Hunt

Karma threw a real challenge our way for her October Photo Hunt.  She’s looking for photographic images of idioms.  You know idioms, those funny little sayings that we use without thinking.   She wants us to find three.  Carol already has already posted; Scott and others have too.

It’s getting late, the deadline is October 31st.  So here you go.  Don’t forget you can click on the photos to make them larger…the better to see the amazing detail!  LOL!

I’m not going to label them, at least not right away.

That’s so you can have more fun trying to figure out which idiom they might be.

And in case they’re not that obvious to you, which would be my fault not yours, here are the answers!

1.  Let sleeping dogs lie.

2.  Birds of a feather flock together.

3.  Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.

Karma is giving out extra credit – if we post something something for Halloween…

…so here’s my neighbor’s house at dusk.  He’ll take these lights down on November 1st and start putting up his Christmas lights.  We get to enjoy holiday lights without any of the work!

 


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Katie says

Katie here.  Mama says she’s too tired to write this morning, and she has to go to that stupid Weight Watchers meeting anyway.  I hate Weight Watchers because Mama doesn’t eat all those good things anymore.  And if Mama doesn’t eat that stuff, then she can’t accidentally drop that stuff.  So what Mama doesn’t eat, I don’t get to eat either!  How unfair.

Anyway, here it is Saturday already and she didn’t even post the pictures from the excellent adventure we went on last Saturday!  It was a beautiful day, unlike today, and we had the park all to ourselves.

Mama even let me run a little bit without my leash!  Of course I always came right back to her when she called me.  She called a lot, if you don’t mind me saying.  I think she should trust me more, but you know how Mama’s are.

I don’t think we’re going to be able to go back to the park today.  It’s supposed to rain.  And Mama seems so tired all the time.  Do you know she came home from that work place last night and went straight to bed?  No playing with my bunny or my ball or even with my frog!

I just don’t understand.  When I used to go to work, um, I mean school, I always had a good time.  Mama just needs to learn to have fun no matter where she is right?  Unless it’s the groomer.  I don’t think anyone can have fun at the groomer.

Anyway, that was my excellent adventure last weekend.  Guess I’ll go take a nap now.