High times on front porch
Nature
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
My 25th Virginia 10-Miler
At the top, 2022 with Allen Vaughan (who was first in our age group). Flashbacks: in 1998, Edwin, Walt, Vic, BJ, Connie (and with those flowers in hand, did both Vic and BJ get an age group place that year?); in 2006, Elspeth and Edwin; in 2009, Tim and Edwin; 2010, Edwin, Sharon, Walt (night before, and after the race); 2011, at the finish. This year, 2022, I ran faster than the year before but placed 4th instead of 2nd in the age group. Should have trained more.
OBX-22: beach week, September
Full disclosure: the sand octopus at top was not our doing — we just took the picture.