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Well it looks like Ted Cruz kissed up enough to persuade the president to direct the Smithsonian to give up the space shuttle Discovery and ship it to Houston where it will have 2-3% of the visitors that it has every year at the Smithsonian’s Udvar Hazy Center near Dulles Airport.
October 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
August 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Ruby-throated hummingbird stopped by for dinner.
#birds #photography #hummingbirds #birding #birdfeeder
August 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
One of the sunflower fields at a local wildlife management area. The fields are critical for migrating and local bird populations.

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July 31, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A soppy wet Red Shouldered hawk trying to dry off after enduring a summer downpour.
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#hawks #birds #raptor #birdsofprey #photography #birdphotography #naturephotography #featheredfriends #canonphotography #respectwildlife
July 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
July 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
July 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Juneteenth 6.19.2025
📷: Smithsonian Museum of African American History in the foreground of the Washington Monument
June 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Peregrine falcons are amazing.
June 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
VA said no to kings.
June 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
May 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Humpback Bridge is the last covered, humpback bridge remaining in the United States. The bridge was constructed in 1857, and the design of the bridge, to be covered and arched, was to increase its longevity and keep the midpoint above flood waters.
February 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Spring is just around the corner, finally.
February 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Morning fog hides the Potomac and the MD shoreline on the other side.
February 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Into the snowy woods today.
February 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Fun with reflections.
February 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Red-shoulder Hawk takes flight.
#hawks #raptors #birds
February 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A reminder that a simple act can make a big difference.

📷: Section of the lunch counter from the Woolworth’s in Greensboro, NC where in 1960, four black college students sat for equal rights.
February 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
When firefighters go hands-on to build their skills, things are likely to get heated.
#firefighters #practiceburn #firetraining
February 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
February 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Capital Wheel at sunset
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
An excellent read by Robert Reich on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
What you need to know about Trump’s tariffs and the rest of Trump’s madness
The art of the deal, with him as dealer
open.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We’re living on “Animal Farm” and the pigs have moved into the house.
February 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My front yard is still covered by the Jan 5 snow.
January 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM