archive for August, 2007
biking the Northwest Branch Trail
The last ride I took on Pearl, back in July before our trip, was up the Northwest Branch Trail along the — wait for it — northwest branch of the Anacostia. I’d never been up beyond University Boulevard, and likely won’t go again. Not because the trail wasn’t nice; it was, even with […]
posted: August 30th, 2007 under biking, birds, nature, pearl.
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visits to Lake Artemesia
In an effort to get out into nature more, we walked to Lake Artemesia twice from our house in the weeks before our trip.
The first time, we took a meandering route, first heading to check out the new condos going up in Hyattsville. From there, we walked over to the river, and followed that […]
posted: August 22nd, 2007 under birds, nature, new sightings, pond.
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back on the grid
We’re home. We brought back 16 quarts of blueberries, already down to 12.5 and dwindling from there. My general approach is to eat as many as possible while they’re fresh, then freeze or bake them as they get a little more wilted. Rough life, I know.
Being back on the grid […]
posted: August 14th, 2007 under cooking, farm share, food, home, improving, repairing, travel.
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