ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2014 

 Zinnias are blooming in Kentlands: Orange for the VOLS   If you follow my blogs, you know that flower photograph is my hobby. I like to take photowalks through Kentlands, our home community in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Fortunately, we also have lots of flowers blooming in our home garden. The zinn...
07/03/2014
What weather hazard kills the most people?   If your answer to this question is Flash Floods, you are correct. The following notice was just posted by the National Weather Service. As I write the blog, we have a beautiful sunny summer day in Kentlands and the thoughts of flash floods are probably...
07/03/2014
Tree Removal in Gaithersburg   Many residents of the City of Gaithersburg are focusing on their lawns, gardens and trees at this time of the year. The severe winter weather created an unusually high level of damage to trees and shrubbery. You may wish to remove or replace some trees that are dama...
07/02/2014
Book Recommendation: Train Man by P.T. Deutermann   I just finished reading Train Man (1999) by P.T. Deutermann, one my favorite authors of suspense novels. There is plenty of action in this book as Assistant Director Hush Hanson and Special Agent Carolyn Lang of the FBI investigate the destructi...
07/02/2014
Happy Hour Blogging Beverage: Coffeehouse Stout from Alewerks   When Denver real estate professional Joan Cox read my blog about the severe heat alert in Maryland, she quickly suggested that I should write another blog about suggested blogging beverages. My heat alert happy hour beverage was Coff...
07/02/2014
Independence Day Celebration in Gaithersburg   The City of Gaithersburg will host an Independence Day Celebration on July 4, 2014 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. This event will include live music, family activities and fireworks. The gates will be open at 5 p.m. and the activities will beg...
07/02/2014
Heat Advisory in Maryland Today, Wednesday, July 2nd   The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Baltimore/Washington for today from noon to 7 p.m. this evening. The heat index is expected to be in the range of 105 degrees. Area residents and visitors need to take extra prec...
07/01/2014
Real estate firms that are using drones are targeted by FAA   Real estate professionals and their brokers need to take great care if they are using drones to photograph available properties. The FAA is now issuing subpoenas to learn how the real estate industry is using drone directly or contract...
07/01/2014
Summer Road Reconstruction Projects in Gaithersburg   Summertime drivers need to be aware of construction zones. Gaithersburg's Public Works Department has scheduled several street reconstruction projects this summer. Green Streets construction will take place on Quince Orchard Blvd. between the ...
07/01/2014
Izaak Walton League secures grant to improve watershed   Gaithersburg home owners that live near the Muddy Branch watershed will be delighted to see that the Izaak Walton League has secured a grant that will assist home owners with design and installation assistance for plantings that will improv...
07/01/2014