Here’s a photo form a couple weeks ago of one of Washington, DC’s beautiful trees in bloom, at the Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian Castle on Independence Avenue.
Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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This clip has nothing to do with anything, but I found it funny.
How would you react in the same situation?
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It’s a race Wile E. Coyote or Rube Goldberg would probably enter -the tenth annual Kinetic Sculpture Race at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. And it’s one of the wackiest races in America.
Nicknamed the “Triathlon of the Art World“, and put on by the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, the race requires contestants to create a human-powered work of art machines that can travel on land, through mud, and over the water of the Inner Harbor.
Sculptures must be human-powered, ground and amphibious capable, and custom built, just for the race.
Each Vehicle/watercraft/artwork must be constructed out of mostly …read more
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A memorial to Maine fishermen who have devoted their lives to the fishing the sea is located on Maine Avenue at the Waterfront.
It’s a curious place for a statue to lobster fishing, considering Washington, DC and the Chesapeake Bay is prime crab territory.
The statute is a copy of the original statute, commissioned by the state of Maine, for display when it participated in the 1939 World’s Fair in New York City. The state was exhibited the statute in the Hall of States, and intended to show the world what Maine was about and its impact on the global food supply.
Sculptor …read more
This morning I stepped outside my home and saw a sure sign of Spring and warmer weather to come.
A couple of my azalea bushes were just starting to bloom.
Image - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
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Years ago, I had the fortune to meet one of the world’s most stunning woman, Lynda Carter, aka Wonder Woman. At over 5′8′, with long, flowing dark hair and self-reported measurements of 38-25-35 and 122 lbs., she was a one of America’s more wholesome sex symbols in the 1970s and 80s.
Linda’s mother started her singing at the age of 5 and she later studied classical dance and ballet in college in Arizona. Her stunning good looks, along with her singing and dance talent, helped her become a contestant in the Miss American pageant. She later went on to …read more
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Attention Gardeners!! Washington’s National Cathedral’s 69th annual outdoor Flower Mart Festival brings together 50 boutique booths, filled with home and garden items, antiques, books adn garden related products. Purchase a few bedding plants then tour the landscape exhibits and gardens. Plus there’s tons of fun for children. Kids can enjoy the moon bounce, rock climbing wall, a puppet show, a mini-ferris wheel and an antique carousel.
And don’t forget to sample a Flower Mart tradition, a lobster roll or any of the other food offerings.
Inside the Cathedral there will be multiple floral displays representing countries form around the world. …read more
No prize for the best caption, but the top 3 (my choice) will get their suggestions and names mentioned on The DC Traveler.
Taken along Constitution Avenue, across from the National Mall.
Here’s a couple captions to get you started…
So what do you think, baby? Is the Jacuzzi big enough?
Stop swimming from me….We really need to talk.
So…visit this fountain often?
Check out that view of the Washington Monument!!
If I had a nickel for every time you said, “Don’t worry, they’ll let us stay, we could have retired to Florida years ago Bill.”
Yea, parking is tough and there are tons of tourist and parades …read more
Just in time for Mother’s Day, join the “Zen-style” Executive Chef of The OZ Restaurant, Timothy Jones, as he instructs moms and their daughters in an intimate (12 person class limit) hands-on cooking class.
Using wild asparagus, Maryland crab and citrus fruits, learn to prepare healthy summer soups and salads while enjoying champagne cocktails in The Oz’s dining room.
Mother-Daughter Cooking LessonThe Oz Restaurant Doubletree Hotel Bethesda8120 Wisconsin Ave.Bethesda, MD 20814 (map it)
Dates and Times - Saturday, May 10 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Tickets - $50.00 per person, reservations required. Attendees also receive recipe cards, an OZ cooking apron, …read more
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If you’re a fan of all the inside the beltway politics, back-stabbing, scandals, posturing, rumors and can’t get pull yourself from 24-hour cable news, then check out Starked DC and what our newest blogger, J-Michael has to say about the DC political scene
Our second new b5media blogger, Jody, is writing about one of my favorite vacation and scuba diving locations, Hawaii. At The Hawaii Traveler she’ll cover all the Hawaiian Islands have to offer for both tourists and locals.
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