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http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog Everday adventures... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:23:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of our family's favorite walks is along Ellerslie Road, near Millwood, VA.  It's about 6 miles round trip.  Usually I prefer hiking on a path, but this road is so little traveled with such beautiful views, it's become a regular walk.  This also makes for a fun kayaking/biking trip.  There's ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=183 I forgot that Mr. Davenport had posted the Christmas Pageant from last year on youtube.  Though the kids get older and the costumes a big more bedraggled, this is pretty much how it's been for years: Also, make sure to check out Tom's folkstreams.net website for a lot of great cultural ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=182 Great hike, great camera, great photo editing software...  I'm still getting used to saturation and hue.  I have a feeling they are in the same category as chili powder, red lipstick, and songs by the B52's...a little goes a long way. Photo editing is a huge time hog. http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=177 I first read this poem in high school.  Since then I remember it at odd times, not always knowing why. Not Waving But Drowning Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved larking And now ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=175 New Years Resolutions are bubbling out into January. Last year, a guy named David decided to whittle down his personal possessions to only 100 items.  Among other things, he gave up his hiking boots, yoga mat, and nose hair trimmer.  He kept underwear, a mechanical pencil, and a camera.  In 2009, ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=173 Danielle and I had a great day in D.C.  Seeing the first snow of the year fall over the old buildings was a treat.  We went to the Hirshorn, where I saw one of my favorite pieces, Big Man, by Ron Mueck.  Then we explored the exhibit above ...two panels ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=171 The instructor of a course I am taking handed out copies of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style.  Can't say that I paid it much attention in high school, but I am now delighted by their snooty, often correct judgment of language.  Here are a few gems: "Enthuse.  An annoying ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=168 Many people take for granted the night-sky, but tonight the cosmos demanded our attention.  Venus and Jupiter are brightly aligned with the crescent moon in what my favorite description so far described as a smiley face to people in Australia or a frowny face to us northern hemisphere dwellers. I went ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=166   For long weekends.  For warm blankets.  For cheap plane tickets from Florida and Rota, Spain.  For 6 year olds, for puzzles (except when they are missing a piece).  For dogs with cold noses who warm up my feet at night.  For vegetarian stuffing and fathers who wash dishes.  For friends ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=165 HERE AND HUMAN In the warm room, cushioned by comfort, Idle at fireside, shawled in lamplight, I know the cold winter night, but only As a far intimation, like a memory Of a dead distress whose ghost has grown genial.   The disc, glossy black as a conjurer's hat, Revolves.  Music ... http://www.wildwoodwanderer.com/blog/?p=163