by Pat Davies When Marjorie Rachlin asked me to take some photos of mushrooms for her recent (and excellent) article on the topic in the Forest Hills Connection, I never […]
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Backyard Nature: Fascinating Fungi
by Marjorie Rachlin As soon as we get a good soaking rain, there will be a lot of fall mushrooms on our lawns and in Rock Creek Park. But even […]
ON-ON: The Mysterious World of Hashing
by Pat Davies From time to time you might notice small piles of white or colored flour around Forest Hills, as well as mysterious chalk marks in the form of […]
There’s Help For The Sick Sycamores
There’s a beautiful sycamore tree on the corner of Davenport and 30th, but it is not looking too well. It has few leaves. There is another at 29th and Linnean […]
Meet Your Neighbors: David Luria
By Pat Davies Forest Hills has been home to photographer David Luria for over 20 years, but he originated from much further away – from Hamburg in Germany, where he […]
Van Ness Main Street’s ED reflects on her first year, and says of 2021: “It is going to take all of us to make it through”
When we introduced you to Gloria Garcia a year ago, she had just joined Van Ness Main Street as its new executive director. A few weeks after she started the […]
Some enjoy dining in. Others grab takeout. And some visitors end up as the main course. It’s just another day at the bird feeder.
by Marjorie Rachlin Seeds, suet, action! There’s been a hungry clientele at my bird feeder, particularly since it got cold. During the winter, I can expect to see about 14 […]
Exploring Murch Elementary’s mystery tunnel
“We Shall Not Bore the Reader.” That’s the first rule of The Blue and Gold, and a pretty good rule for any publication to keep in mind. But this newspaper […]
Photos: The spookiest block in Forest Hills DC
Many of our neighbors go all out for Halloween. But few blocks do it up like Chesterfield Place in Forest Hills. The decorations are massive, including inflatables stretching two stories […]
Today’s acorn bombardment produces tomorrow’s fat and happy squirrels… and hawks
In the summer and early fall, sudden downpours would send us running for cover. Now, we risk being bombarded by acorns. The Washington Post confirms Washington’s white oak trees are […]