From the kitchen window December 4th. It’s been years since bluebirds have been a common sight at our house, but I’d had a few possible sightings recently, so I ran for the camera when I saw this opportunity. They didn’t hang around for a second shot, unlike our many squirrels . . .

All aboard the Polar Express

November 26, 2017December 12, 2017 | edwinridout

Above photos by Elsp/Erin/Sandy/Tim? Below by Elspeth (1 & 3) and Sandy (2). The hot chocolate itself didn’t inspire much enthusiasm but Rhys hung onto the cup for the rest of the journey.

Fall visit to Dad’s

November 10, 2017December 14, 2017 | edwinridout

Pre-Thanksgiving: photos by Beth, Elspeth, Erin, Sandy

Biking Mount Vernon to Gravelly Point & back

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 | edwinridout

Ate our sandwiches at the foot of the National Airport runway, with the 14th Street Bridge, Jefferson Memorial, and Washington Monument behind us (but somehow failed to get a plane taking off into the frame).

Running past the weeds

September 14, 2017September 18, 2017 | edwinridout

On a morning run at Willowmere Park I passed a stunning display of thistles. I walked back for a closer look and found more to see than just weeds. The hummingbird moth was a bonus but the bindweed so entranced me I failed to focus on the last of the pokeweed berries, although they’re a favorite sight for me since Harold S told me about them. Don’t know what the puffballs are.