The View from Squirrel Ridge

Adjacent to Shenandoah Caverns is American Celebration on Parade , a warehouse-sized museum of colorful parade floats. You can get tickets t...

There are two goats at Shenandoah Caverns and sunflower seed to feed them.

Did you know that a museum near us has a great collection of old animated department store displays? This circus scene fascinated me in...

When we visited Shenandoah Caverns, we also saw it's adjacent attractions. They included parade floats, ornate displays from department ...

Below: Pool at Orkney Springs. A squirrel is on the tree to the left. Our house is quiet again except for the sounds of the washer and dryer...

More pictures from our visit to Shenandoah Caverns. Tallest to Shortest: Austin, Justin, Ryley, Josie. Below: The Giant Cootie with the kids...

Since a Kung Fu Singing Hamster was popular with grandkids a few years ago, I bought its cousin for this week's visit. Susan got re...

Seen at Shenandoah Caverns Near Mt. Jackson, Virginia

Susan and I took the kids to Shenandoah Caverns. They seemed quite interested. Austin and Justin were protective of their young cousins. Bel...

Austin and Justin arrived today and joined their cousins for some fun at the playground.

It's an odd photo but I like it. The usual photographic view from the tower is of the Shenandoah Valley with the river snaking through i...

Orkney Springs, July 28, 2007.

We went to Orkney Springs for another concert. We heard the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra play music by Gershwin. Unlike last week's show, ...

I came across this photo from a few years ago. It was the last frame of a film roll and partly cut off so it needed to be Photoshop'd ju...

Ben's trainer theorized that his sometimes erratic behavior could be caused by a physical problem, so this week we took him to the vet f...

I like to check my site statistics to see what search terms are bringing people here. Often people are looking for a phrase that does not ap...

I got some purple string beans from Deauville Farm on Crooked Run Road. They taste like regular green beans - sweeter than canned beans, of...