greenery
July 27th, 2011
On Sunday evening, after returning from the beach, we finally got around to cleaning up our sad little tree box in front of our house. It had been full of little pieces of trash, leaves, old mulch, out-of-control weeds, and ripped up pieces of soil liner. We stopped at Home Depot and picked up some soil and some flowers, begonias I think, but I’m not good with plant names… And thanks to the two gigantic green potters from Kristy and David, we had a quick little fix to the ugly tree box problem. Matt drilled some small holes in the bottom of the pots for drainage, and we dug out some shallow little holes in the dirt to make the pots sit better. The kids across the street helped with the shoveling part, so we can’t take all the credit! But yeah, we are slowly turning into The Lime Green House. woo hoo! thanks for the pots Kristy! Now we can tell people how to get to our house. Growing up, it was “turn into the driveway with the two white wagon wheels.” Now, we can tell people to “turn when you get to the two neon green pots.”
green
March 17th, 2011
I’m feeling lucky today! Not sure why though, I haven’t got any Irish in me (that I know of anyways) just some Polish, Hungarian, and a (new-ish) Dutch last name. I am, however, wearing my green bicycle-love shirt from Kookai, that I bought while in Paris, and that just makes me feel happy and lucky today. So that might explain it.
Unrelatedly, this photo was taken at the Florida Ave Market on 4th St NE and it’s about as green as it gets, and so see how I tied all those things together in one blog post?
going green
June 22nd, 2010
Peppers at the Dupont Circle farmers market — don’t they look crisp and delicious and ready to be stuffed and grilled? ahhh summertime is here.
purple
June 9th, 2010
It’s been somewhat difficult this morning searching for a photo to post. For one, all our photos from the last month are wedding or Paris related. And second, it’s just hard to get back into the regular swing of things. Setting alarms, packing lunches, commuting, figuring out what to make for dinner… there’s got to be something more, right? So anyways, here’s an old shot of some flowers on the hill at Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown. It’s kinda summing up my mood right now.
Urban gardener
May 17th, 2010
Lots of backyard greenery going on here… I love this little oasis! Especially the flower boxes on the very upper railing. Good place to sit and have a cup of morning tea.
Malcolm X Park
October 25th, 2009
Taken on Saturday, October 24th, the worldwide International Day of Climate Change . In our neck of the woods, that included a gathering in Malcolm X Park followed by a mass bike ride to the White House. There were over 5200 similar events around the world. Check out the rest of the photo set here .
Solar Houses
October 12th, 2009
On Saturday we checked out the Solar Decathlon houses on the National Mall. Impressive! The lines were long, so we only waited long enough to tour through the interior of the Virginia Tech house (pictured), and yes, it’s as innovative as it looks. There were custom kitchen drawers that folded out to create more counter-space, iPhone controlled home settings, and fold-out privacy panels for the bedroom — they revealed the flat screen TV behind them. Design was in the details! But more importantly, the goal of all the houses was to be energy neutral, meaning no electricity bills! They are being judged on numerous other points, too, like architecture and marketability. The total cost of each house was to come in under $160,000. With more time, I would have liked to see the inside of Cornell’s silo-inspired house. Check them out if you have a chance, today and tomorrow, or the 15th-18th. They are closed for judging on the 14th.
