Here’s the scene at the opening of the event, with dogs figuring out how to get in and out of the water and their humans deciding how much to plunge themselves. Thanks to hot and humid weather, that turned out … Read More
The Greenbelt Elementary PTA runs a used book sale every year as part of the Greenbelt Labor Day Festival. There are more than 20,000 books for sale, all donated during the month of August by members of the community. Hours for the … Read More
Wednesday, August 20 was an amazing night in the Roosevelt Center parking lot, where the gang from the New Deal Cafe awaited the arrival of Ken Kesey’s Magic Bus. It was made famous by Kesey’s Merry Pranksters and then chronicled by Tom Wolfe … Read More
We’re lucky to have so many amazing gardens to visit near us, most of them for free. (And boy, can public gardens be expensive to see.) I’m visiting all 16 gardens in the DC area that are open to the … Read More
First, by sea. Once again the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center is where the action is, and this time it’s diving for eggs, some of which prizes of some kind. And there’s more… Lifeguard on duty, with appropriate headgear. … Read More
Big congrats to George, Eva, and everyone else at Club 125 and beyond who made this a terrific event. So in response to George’s call for photos, here are most of mine, to do with as he wishes.
As promised in an earlier story here, I attended Goddard’s Launch Party today for the extremely important new precipitation-monitoring satellite, and it was exciting! Here’s what visitors saw on huge screens everywhere at the Visitor’s Center, and on more huge … Read More
I was hoping to post this article as an invitation to join Goddard’s Launch Party this week, but it turns out that space is limited, and they’re full up. Fortunately they’re making room for this blogger and I’ll do my … Read More
Today, under clear skies and with temperatures in the high 30s, the third annual Polar Plunge was ON! It started with Aquatics Coordinator Mitch Kallemyn giving the safety instructions, which I found interesting. No jumping in the deep end because … Read More
I’m putting this on my calendar – performances by the 2013 Greenbelt’s Youth Circus, entitled “Legend – Myths and Legends from Around the World Told Through Circus.” I missed it last year but after seeing Erik Zhang’s photos of it … Read More
Oh my goodness. I knew that Amethyst Dwyer and Dorian Winterfeld invite all comers to their “Haunted Hollow” every Halloween from 6 to 8 p.m., and I planned to stop by. But from the looks of this video, things WILL … Read More
Halloween really brings out the kid in us grown-ups, and no longer are the options just in costumes. House-decorating is BIG these days, and I saw these examples of it on my lake walk today. Above, Count Dracula here … Read More
First up, a Shih Tzu named Bernie kept his dad company at Saturday’s Harvest Festival. He’s named for Glen Burnie, MD, where he was bred. And at this year’s Pouch Plunge, always the weekend after Labor Day, one dog stood … Read More
