A 3-Block Walk in Old Town

What we saw yesterday walking a mere 3 blocks from where we parked to the luggage repair shop. This town never ceases to astound me...

The Old Firehouse Museum is conveniently located next to the cat café, Mount Purron

Even the parking signs have a touch of refinement in Old Town

Creating New Britishisms

 

Incisive Political Commentary

Briefing the bomber crew.

This Cultural Interlude is Brought to You by the Imperial Rodentine Endowment for Art & Music, llc.

Daniil Trifonov – Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 at Deutsche Grammophon's wonderful Yellow Lounge in Berlin. 

PS (2024)

Still brilliant...

And...

Hamster Global Financial Alert!

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Slave To The Rhythm (Belgium, 2010)

Because, sometimes, you just need some Grace Jones to feel good about life again.  (Did I mention she was 62 at the time of this performance?)

 

Tuesday's Walk...

...at Dyke Marsh and along the George Washington Parkway on the Potomac. Spring was less further along there, but the Redbud has started to bloom.

 

artists in the park

Egad! The SS Minnow. No sign of Gilligan though.

Egret Osprey at home

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redbud

I became fascinated by the still slumberous kudzu vine. But don't worry,
the stupid things will be strangling everything they see soon.