by Marlene Berlin Last Monday dawned to news of heavy rain and monster commutes. I got an emergency message on my phone warning me of flash floods. My daughter told […]
Photos: Forest Hills DC at #MarchForOurLives
by Marlene Berlin The March 24 “March For Our Lives” drew a huge crowd from all corners of the world, the U.S. – and the District. Our corner of the […]
Photos: Signs of spring – in February!
by Marlene Berlin The calendar says it’s mid-February. The weather says it’s spring. And nature is responding by presenting its buds and blooms. Some of these early bloomers are prized […]
Photos: Frozen winter wonderland
by Marlene Berlin Cold weather has never stopped me from my daily rounds, so on Saturday, your intrepid reporter braved the frigid temperatures to explore the Soapstone Valley and Rock […]
Photos: Beach Drive Phase 2 work enters fourth week
Clanging, belching, jack-hammering. During the work week, these sounds greet hikers and cyclists approaching the trails and bike routes at Beach Drive and Broad Branch Road. It’s week 4 of […]
Photos: Mushrooms “bloom” in Rock Creek Park
Our unusually rainy July and August have done some damage, to be sure. But it’s also been great for mushroom lovers (we admit to being slightly obsessed). These were spotted […]
Photos: Saturday’s sudden downpour overwhelmed Soapstone and Broad Branch streams
The storms since Saturday’s have caused more damage. Here’s a brief update. by Marlene Berlin This summer’s rain storms have been frequent and impressive – last Saturday night’s perhaps most […]
Photos: The wildflowers at Broad Branch Stream
by Marlene Berlin As summer progresses, the daylighted Broad Branch stream is maturing. The tadpoles I’ve been watching since they hatched are growing bigger. And wildflowers have burst out, giving […]
It’s a mid-20th century Google Street View, and we get to explore it
Warning: This post took hours to write because we wanted to click all the things. Between 1948 and 1952, a Bureau of Standards statistician named John P. Wymer walked the […]
Photos: Van Ness in one day and two blocks
Saturday, April 29th, 4300-4400 blocks of Connecticut Avenue. 10 a.m.: Story Circle at Soapstone Market. This was a special edition of the weekly event for children. City Wildlife told us […]