February 13th, 2010
So, while my family was waiting to be seated inside the restaurant yesterday evening, I was hopping icy patches outside trying to capture as many interesting pics as I could find. We were a few blocks from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and if there’s one thing I love about college towns, it’s their hip shops. I would’ve loved to have walked the length of Fourth Avenue, but who wants to miss a seafood dinner in the land-locked State of West Virginia? (Actually, it was pretty good.)
So, maybe not the most interesting, but here is sunset on Fourth Avenue (I love the old Greyhound Bus station’s neon sign); the Italian restaurant, Rocco’s, next door to where we ate; the Frank Zappa “Toilet Poster”; a peace-pushin’ ’shroom guy; and, a cool poster.
Hope everyone dealing with the “big snow” is getting along okay and keeping warm.
February 9th, 2010
The neighboring farm of my parents’ place in Kentucky. The painted horse whose photo I posted a while back can be found roaming about here.
February 1st, 2010
Hi all. I’ll be away for a week starting this Wednesday and will have veeerrry little internet access, however, photos will go up daily via auto-post. And Lucy will be here, so please stop by if you have a chance—the girl loves visitors. And a new playlist will be up soon—yes, more old stuff.
So, all of you have a great week. Am I the only one who wishes she were back home before even stepping out the door? Geesh, what a hermit…
January 25th, 2010
A slice o’ Maine Avenue Fish Market (also called The Wharf) on DC’s Southwest waterfront. This is one of the few remaining open air seafood markets on the east coast, and although just blocks from some of the area’s most popular tourist attractions, this market is the locals’ best kept secret. Chock full of fresh and cooked seafood, as well as fresh vegetables, vendors yell at passersby, hoping to nab sales from their competition.
Back in the late 50s and early 60s, my parents would come here and buy fresh shrimp, then take them across the lot to another vendor to have them steamed with plenty of Old Bay Seasoning. Yummm. If you’re not up for cooking, there are several popular seafood restaurants right next door, which look out over the Washington Marina.
January 23rd, 2010
This is the view from Ford’s Landing, a townhouse development in Old Town Alexandria. Out of frame, on the left, is the shore of the Potomac and a small dog park. Usually after a dip in the waters, Lucy ventures on to the Jones Point Lighthouse, stopping along the way to play ball beneath the Woodrow Wilson bridge.
January 20th, 2010
This was taken very early in the morning as the waterman made his way down Lancaster Creek to the Rappahannock River, which borders the southern side of Virginia’s Northern Neck.
January 19th, 2010
Alexandria City Dock, located directly in front of the Chart House Restaurant and within easy view of the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
December 16th, 2009
This was taken on the day Lucy and I left for our recent trip to eastern Kentucky and is in the vicinity of Woodstock, Virginia, off I-81, 90 miles outside Washington, D.C.
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