Can someone please tell Paul Giamatti it's not a Red-Tailed Hawk

( 10 with 8 species )

How the hell did it go from 82 to snow in two days last week? On Sunday I walked through all of the Pavilion gardens and all of the flowers except for the Dogwoods and Tulips (which didn't open all day) died from the frost. So here are some more pictures of what once was (not the dogs of course though....I hope ( Read more... )

It's been death by pollen for the last couple weeks and here are the results. More mackin' the mac, haha. (I really need to find a class this summer so I can come up with something besides absurdly close flowers and fuzzy birds)

Two of these are on UVA's home page in the "This Week in Photos" pop up.

( 9 from around the grounds )

Same deal as the last one...

( 9 pics )

Here are the first of my bird identification shots. Now that I’ve lost everyone…..on to the details. I got the idea of trying to just get a picture, no matter the quality, of all the species I have seen in Northern Virginia and of course any new ones I saw along the way. I’ve found 23 different species and some of the male/female differences as ( Read more... )

(I’m very amused with my music selection ( Read more... )

It's finally been below freezing for a couple nights in a row. What an odd start to winter with the 70 degree weather a couple weeks ago and cherry blossems blooming in DC. I think it's finally here to stay now though, so here are the last of my shots from fall.

( 5 oldies from fall. waiting for the snow now )

My mom and I went over Thanksgiving break to check out the new Asia Trail. There were maybe a dozen people around the pandas and the zoo as a whole was the quietest I've ever seen. It's so much nicer without a million screaming and running kids and it was still warm enough for all of the animals in the outdoor exhibits to be out and about.

( 8 for FONZ )

This year was at Harpers Ferry, WV at the house of my aunt, uncle, 2 cousins, their 3 dogs (2 labs and a dalmation mix), parrot (a black-headed caique), and 5 ft iguana. 24 people added to the zoo and we spent two days there with enough food to feed an army and lots of fresh air.

( 12 from the gathering )

This weekend was all about the b-ball. After James Taylor, the WWE, Cirque du Soleil, DMB, & Clapton, it was finally time for JPJ to show off why it was built. On Saturday, the men's and women's teams were introduced along with the coaches and followed by a performance by Earth, Wind & Fire. Sunday was game time. The women opened in the ( Read more... )