good riddance August in DC! Don’t let the September door hit you in the ass on the way out. According to the Capital Weather Gang, Summer of ‘10 goes down as the hottest on record in DC (as well as many other cities, like NYC )… The best DC stat: “The 2010 average summer high temperature was 90.2 degrees, the first time we’ve ever averaged above 90 through the period.” Burn…. So, what say you, skeptics?
We had much too busy of a weekend to wander down into the actual craziness that took place on the National Mall, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t notice all the visitors anyways. Multiple rallies collided on Saturday to “Restore Honor” and “Reclaim the Dream” under the likes of Glenn Beck and the Reverend Al Sharpton. Unfortunately, we didn’t spot any celebrities in town while we were out and about, but we did see plenty of American-flag-themed paraphernalia, and sometimes that’s all you need.
This guy has been hanging out on my window at work for two days now. Is this a lucky sign? I wonder if he’ll just stay for good in this mantis home on the window pane for good. Or maybe just for the weekend…
Who doesn’t love the sound of a banjo being plucked? I was lucky enough to catch the end of our neighbor’s front stoop banjo serenade yesterday on my way in from walking Bowser. Made me want to have a good ol’ hoedown right there on the street, but I did somehow refrain.
It put me in such a good mood though, that I’m going to give away an 8×10 print in honor of loving banjos. All you have to do is leave a comment, and we’ll pick someone at random to win a copy of this pic in the mail. It was taken almost a year ago at the end of the Tweed Ride in DC. You have until the end of this week to leave a message!
…nowhere. yet…?
If there’s one thing I can appreciate, it’s organized wires. Kudos to these people for the nice coil and tape. I can’t stand having a jumble of cords and cables all over the place, especially if they’re in plain view. It was killing me when our Comcast guy installed brand new wires, with an extra 55 feet of cable (and a new hole in the mortar), when there were already at least 2 different hookups going into our house. It should at least be part of their job to remove the old ones. ahhkk visual clutter! On the other hand, it does make it harder for your neighbor to just attach a splitter and steal your cable, because there are multiple decoy wires. ah ha! Maybe that’s part of the plan. But anyways, organization people. That’s what I’m talking about.
Clearly, it’s a slow day here.
A new type of siding spotted in the Mt. Vernon Square area… You could probably play putt-putt on your house with this setup.
ohhhh rainy days, much better spent in bed under covers, listening to the pitter-patter of the drops and crossing your fingers that the basement doesn’t flood.
We checked out Temporium on H St this past Sunday, the last day that this “pop-up”/temporary boutique was open. No purchases were made, though there were plenty of bags, shirts, belts, and unique pieces of jewelry and artwork that caught my eye, all of the items created by DC area artists. The reuse of the space was an excellent idea, so hopefully we’ll see lots more temporary places like this. No word yet on where the next Temporium space will be, but I’m hoping it will be in time for (eeek!) holiday shopping. Not that I’m ready for that yet or anything….
These asparagus sculptures sprouted on Q St (between 17th and 18th) awhile ago and I’d been meaning to go snap a photo for awhile. Turns out, they’re the work of Jan Kirsch Studio on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. A survey of the work on her site shows a wide variety of fruit and vegetable related garden installations. I think the Ichiban Eggplant is my favorite.
