The 80-foot white oak near the northwest corner of the house has a fork we don’t want to split. The Bartlett Tree Experts installed a 7-foot quarter-inch steel cable intended to reduce the risk.
Seasons
New Year’s Day
Dawn in Hurkamp Park
High times on front porch
Messiah
I enjoyed the great pleasure of singing with Fredericksburg Community Chorus’s two concerts Dec 3rd 2pm and 4th 7pm, with orchestra and eight soloists. The chorus did And the Glory, Purify, Oh Thou that Tellest, Unto Us, Glory to God, Lift Up, and Hallelujah followed immediately by the Great Amen. I had a good seat in the back row, next to David P the tallest bass.
Turkey vulture
Turkey vulture drying his wings in the sun after a wet night, snapped with cell phone during my Hyperion Saturday morning run through University of Mary Washington.
Fredericksburg
Ginko tree (Nov 5th and Nov 19th 2022) at the US National Cemetery, with St George’s church spire in the distance. And again, the third photo, 6:45am June 3rd 2023. This is a site of the Confederate defenses of Fredericksburg, and often a pleasant part of my Saturday morning run.
Berries at Willowmere
On dog walk around Willowmere Park Oct 27th 2022.
Camellia off-schedule
Columbus Day Weekend at Dad’s
Above, Sandy, Owen, Nick, Edwin, Rhys, Cora, Anna, Tim, Elspeth, Dad, Nick, Beth, Mike, Nancy, Gareth, Dylan, Erin. Below, Elspeth’s pic of Dad.
Anniversary Lunch
At the Pearmund Cellars winery