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In the background is the Washington Monument which was my actual focal point. as one can see, the trees are coming in full foliage. It was during the late blooms of the cherry blossoms, a very pleasant day for anyone.

A majestic view overlooking Quantico Creek during any season. This picture was taken on Thanksgiving Day 2012. I had tried to capture the ceiling lights' glare to trick my nephew into believing there were UFO's. He believed it :)

About two miles…

Between December 2009 and February 2010, the northern Virginia area was hit by severe winter storms. It seemed that one storm came right another. By the time all was said and done, approximately six feet of snow had falling between December and…

The road you are looking at has a history dating all the way back to the Civil War where Union troops encamped to the right of this picture. The old Gar-Field High School, now the Ferlazzo Building, is located 200 yards behind my right. This road use…

This is Rippon Lodge. It was built in 1747 by Richard Blackburn. It is the oldest house that still stands in Virginia. The house was named after Blackburn's place of birth in England, Ripon City. Much of Rippon Lodge's land has been dissolved into…

A view of the snow from Reston

This picture was taken in late October 2011. It is located near the property of Rippon Middle School. Rippon Middle School occupies a tract of land that was once a part of an historical estate established in 1725 by Richard Blackburn of Rippon,…

A picture of a courtyard in the March 2013 snow.

Life after the snowstorm of March 2013