Fredericksburg’s Memorial Day Luminaries
You may remember from my photos last year that the Fredericksburg National Cemetery puts together an amazing display of luminaries on the Saturday before Memorial Day. All the details are at the National Park Service if you’re interested in visiting. If you’re in the area, it’s really amazing to see. I won’t be able to make it tomorrow, so I thought […]
Happy Repeal Day!
Happy Repeal Day! And thank you Catoctin Creek for the beautiful patina on your still; also of course for your amazing spirits.
Happy Halloween 2012
Just in case Hurricane Sandy knocks out my power between now and then, everyone have a great Halloween!
Flag Day
In honor of flag day, my favorite photos of the flag from my blog. Turns out, it comes up kind of a lot. From Memorial Day Weekend in Fredericksburg: From Independence Day in Fredericksburg: From Wounded EOD Warrior Polar Bear Plunge 2011: From The White House and The Wharf: And […]
Memorial Day Weekend in Fredericksburg
On Saturday, local Boy and Girl Scouts lit a luminary for each of the 15,300 soldiers buried in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. I can’t possibly convey the staggering effect of seeing this in person, but I hope these photos give you some idea.
Independence Day in Fredericksburg
I had the opportunity this year to experience July 4th in downtown Fredericksburg since we had our usual party (see 2009 and 2010) on Saturday. First up is the annual river raft race from Falmouth Waterfront Park to the City Dock sponsored by the Fredericksburg Jaycees. It was a beautiful day to float down the […]
Summer
Each Summer, I get to spend at least two days with great food and friends: Independence Day at my house (see: last year) and a Swedish Midsummer celebration at Casey‘s house. This year, the July 4th main course was made by Dixie Bones, and I couldn’t be happier about that. If you’re looking for photos […]
