At an Event in Edinburg
September 30, 2023
Petting Zoo Critters plus a Note from Charlie
September 29, 2023
Food Truck, Puerto Rican
I don't know much about Puerto Rican cuisine but I read an article and it sounds awfully good.
September 28, 2023
Probably the Last Time
Today I drove to the allergist's office in Burke for the last time. They are moving to McLean. That's farther away and the Northern Virginia traffic can be pretty awful.
It takes almost 90 minutes to drive to Burke and I allowed two hours because traffic has made me late before. I was on I-66 when they called me to say they were running late so they moved my appointment from 1:30 to 2 PM. Okay then, I'll stop for lunch.
I remembered seeing a Popeye's restaurant under construction the last time I went through Haymarket, so I stopped there. I had red beans and rice and browsed on my iPhone.
After my appointment, I did some grocery shopping, which was frustrating because both stores I went to were out of things that I wanted. I also had to deal with construction zones and traffic. My navigation app failed to avoid these.
Signs 2 |
Copperthite Raceway was constructed in 1907 for harness racing. “Horse, motorcycle and car races were also featured. Special trains from the Washington, D.C. area brought visitors to Burke, where they could stay at the new hotel. Families enjoyed fairs, Fort Myer cavalry drills, balloon ascensions, baseball games, athletic contests and dances at the pavilion. For nearly a decade, thousands were entertained at the Copperthite racetrack and fairground."
September 27, 2023
Not Many Birds but the Views are Great!
Natural areas call to me. I’m addicted to scenic views and looking for wildlife. So I used an errand in Harrisonburg is an excuse to go by way of Skyline Drive. It takes quite a bit longer, several hours if you stop as often as I do.
I reasoned that I could take some pictures of birds. The only wild bird I saw was a vulture soaring on the wind currents. I could hear other birds, but they did not come out of the trees.
September 26, 2023
September 25, 2023
Swimmer Mural
Waynesboro, VA
This painting depicts a woman swimming. It’s on the opposite side of the building I showed you last week. Once again, I was not able to get the entire mural in one frame because there was a tree, plus another property made it impossible to step far enough back. The garage end of the building is also painted, but more in a graffiti style than a pictorial style.
Monday Murals |
September 24, 2023
Cosmos and More
Garden Affair / Mosaics |
September 23, 2023
Mostly Cows
One of the nice things about living in the Shenandoah Valley is seeing farms and animals.
Filtered in Picsart |
September 22, 2023
Yard Maintenance
A shrub next to my house had grown to be huge and unruly and I was concerned that the homeowners association would send me a letter saying I was not in compliance with the rules. I was at their meeting on Tuesday and it got contentious. We were voting on whether the annual HOA fee should be raised. To me it was a no-brainer because the fee was ridiculously low and hadn’t been changed in 20 years. But someone spoke up who felt she had been disrespected by the HOA, which sent her a letter about her renting out her basement as an Airbnb. This is against the rules. She wound up yelling and some board members muttered that she was lying, etc. It was not pleasant.
Charlie watched out the front door, and could only see me now and then, but seemed contented with that. The reflections of the porch banister almost make it look like he’s in jail!
September 21, 2023
Skywatching from Lupton Road
September 20, 2023
Photo Frustration
September 19, 2023
Edsel Taxi
This driver was providing rides at the Edinburg Old Time Festival on Saturday.
I only went to check out the craft vendors. I got really tired holding onto Charlie’s leash, and he got tired from sniffing everything.
Sharing with Tuesday Treasures
September 18, 2023
Murals almost Hidden
Waynesboro, Virginia
Last week we looked at a couple of pink murals. There are others on the same wall, but you cannot view them all at once. I had to walk around to get pictures that were not obscured by the trees.
I found another mural on the end, behind the tree. I think the octopus is holding spray paint cans. I guess he is a graffiti artist.