by cvandyke | Aug 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
On August 29, my husband, son and I traveled to Bluemont, Va. where the Great Country Farms was hosting a potato dig. Nothing tastes better than a potato fresh from the ground. We rode the hayride wagon to the field and dug out potatoes! Then we headed to the...
by cvandyke | Aug 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
On August 23, my husband and I traveled to Frederick, Maryland to see the Color on the Creek project — a project to enhance the water quality and aesthetics of the Carroll Creek Linear Park in downtown Frederick. We found a charming water canal through town...
by cvandyke | Aug 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
On August 14, my son and I visited Burnside Farm, a family owned operation at 2570 Logmill Road in Haymarket, Va. The sign on Route 15 said “pick your own sunflowers;” this event is one of several that the owners host on their fields. We found the...
by cvandyke | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Summer: hot temps, long days and short nights! Unfortunately, it also seems like an unending rainy season with dull, gray skies! Even my annual visit to the Western North Carolina mountains was very windy, foggy and/or overcast. Yet, I was lucky to capture a great...
by cvandyke | Apr 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
It was supposed to rain until mid-morning today. I thought about how great it would be to “sleep in.” I didn’t; and it didn’t rain at all! I like the district of Washington, DC on Sunday mornings. If you are there early enough and there...
by cvandyke | Apr 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Rain was forecasted today so I had to get up and out early to get ahead of the weather. Headed to The Netherlands Carillon near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Was hoping for a chance to capture some of the amazing tulips with the illuminated Washington DC...
