Blizzard

Washington, DC.  January 2016.

Into the storm

Blizzard night walk.  Washington, DC. January 2016.

Bellisimo, mon amour

Washington DC. October 2015.

Lady of the Golden Wood

Washington D.C., October 2015.

Summertime time time

Azalea season at the National Arboretum

On a lazy Saturday this spring, a friend and I biked out to the National Arboretum to take in the peak bloom of the park’s amazing azalea collection.  We’d never been to visit the azaleas and were expecting a good-sized garden filled with colorful blossoms.  Instead we found several acres of shady hillsides, bursting with color in every direction.  Unlike the almost suffocating crowds…

Passport DC

On a sunny Saturday in early May, we finally had a chance to attend Passport DC, a month long event in which embassies from around the world open their doors to the public.  In just a few hours we were able to visit the embassies of Costa Rica, the Philippines, Oman, Botswana, and Peru, as well as the Islamic Cultural Center of DC.  It…

Sakura

Those hazy, blossom-filled spring days.

Magnolia × soulangeana

I have a secret park.  It’s a few blocks off the beaten cherry blossom path, and for one week every spring it explodes into a little pink magnolia haven.  Year after year, I wait for that week, and when it comes, I go out of my way every day to walk through, quiet and lush, my little secret.

Her eyes, they shone bright like diamonds

Washington, DC. March 2015

A fox in the snow

Washington, DC.  March 2015.

Winter’s glow

Washington, DC. February 2015.

Ah, girl

Fantastic day out shooting photos with this gorgeous girl around the modern wing of National Gallery of Art.

The tide pulled at her hair

Washington, DC; December 2014.

You can float around with me

Washington, DC; December, 2014.

God knows I love her

Mother. Sister. Washington, DC; December 2014.

Does she sing because she knows?

Muses in taxicabs. Washington, DC; December 2014.

Urban pig roast

A glorious night of food in the Petworth neighborhood of DC.  This porker roasted in a wooden box for the better part of a day, and by the end of the night, our friends reported that the hungry masses had only left about 3lbs of meat to go into the freezer.  Can all our friends just do this every weekend?  Pretty please?

Holiday scenes from the District

My family came in for a few days right after Christmas and it’s been absolutely wonderful.  We’ve invited over lots of friends who were in town for the holidays and went to Zoo Lights, and made tacos and played Loteria into the wee hours.  There’s been a lot of sparkling wine, a lot of hugs, hours spent wandering around Capitol Hill, and even a…

Merry Merry

♡♡ Almost Christmastime ♡♡

A year with Capital Bikeshare

This past weekend marked my first full year of membership to Capital Bikeshare, DC’s bicycle sharing program, and I thought it would be fun to reflect a little on a year spent riding around on those distinctive red bikes. * In the spring of 2013, I was starting to feel more comfortable biking around town and decided to try commuting into work via bicycle. …