by Marlene Berlin January was DC’s warmest in 73 years, and the third warmest on record, according to the Post’s Capital Weather Gang. This might have coaxed some early bloomers […]
Photos: Nature’s icy holiday ornaments
by Marlene Berlin Some of our neighbors go all out when decorating for Christmas. But the most spectacular decorations I saw over the holidays were completely natural. After celebrating the […]
Photos: Art All Night 2022 draws a crowd
Art and music draw a crowd. So do cider and donuts… and fire dancers. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Van Ness Main Street (@vannessmainst) Van Ness […]
Photos: A winter (but sometimes less-than-wondrous) wonderland
by Marlene Berlin I’m recovering from a knee injury. But on Tuesday, the sunny skies and fresh snow beckoned me. After removing snow from my yard trees and bushes, and […]
Photos: Keeping our eyes on the skies
As you may already know, we are on Twitter. The @ForestHillsNews Twitter feed is embedded in the ForestHillsConnection.com sidebar (and on mobile, near the bottom of each page. Sorry to […]
Friday’s windstorm was unusually intense
Friday was more than a little windy. The Post’s Capital Weather Gang reports on some of the factors that made this windstorm unusual, including its late April appearance, its hours-long […]
Photos: Future flower power in Van Ness
by Marlene Berlin Talk about delayed gratification. About two dozen volunteers came out Sunday, November 10th to plant daffodils and other spring bulbs along the west side of Connecticut Avenue […]
Five things I learned from five years of photographing birds
by David Jonathan Cohen In the last five years, I photographed birds in parks and wilderness on three continents. Here are five things I learned. Use the light. Where are […]
Photos: A Forest Hills snow/slush day
by Marlene Berlin Residents of Forest Hills DC woke up to snow on Wednesday. We are used to waking up to the sound of early morning snowplows on these days, […]
Photos: Broad Branch and Linnean Streams on ice… and an unexpected touch of spring
by Marlene Berlin Cold and clear weather provides a great opportunity to see our local streams dressed up in their icy finery. On my walk Wednesday to Broad Branch Market […]