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2014 

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Rainy Night Flowers   We have a rainy evening of thunderstorms after a very hot day in Maryland. I thought these flowers would be appropriate to share for my last blog of the day. This photograph was taken a Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia, one of our favorite travel destinati...
07/23/2014

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Visiting Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden     Dolores and I enjoy day trips to the Richmond, Virginia area. There are two places that we like to visit on a regular basis. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is a world class facility and a treasure for fine arts in Virginia. Lewis Ginter Botanical Garde...
07/23/2014

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New Economic Development Website for Gaithersburg   The municipal staff is working towards the launch of the City of Gaithersburg’s new Economic Development website, GrowGaithersburg.com, and will present an overview at the Mayor and City Council Work Session on July 28 at 7:30 p.m. Targeting emp...
07/23/2014

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Belinda Spillman, an ActiveRain Millionaire   Belinda Spillman is the latest member of ActiveRain to reach the million points level and the status of being #110 on the ActiveRain Leaderboard. It takes a lot of work to reach this level and you will want to stop by to comment on Belinda’s blogs. Co...
07/23/2014

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Corsage Orchids, Hawaiian Satisfaction   We have a very hot afternoon in Maryland so I thought I would post a photograph of flowers that might enjoy the heat. These are Corsage Orchids with the name Hawaiian Satisfaction. You can almost hear the surf and feel the breeze as it blows through the pa...
07/23/2014

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Book Recommendation: The Son by Jo Nesbø   I just finished reading The Son (2014 translation) by Jo Nesbø. Thisaward winning Norwegian author and musician is best known for his Harry Hole series of crime novels. This is a stand-alone novel and the setting is Oslo. The primary character is Sonny L...
07/23/2014

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Splash of Color   I enjoy photographing the gazanias in our Kentlands home garden. The natural colors are striking. After editing our flower photographs, I sometimes create additional images for my Imagination series which is just for fun. This series, by the way, has lots of followers on Pintere...
07/22/2014

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White Bat Flower   I was posting this White Bat Flower photograph in some of my flower groups on Facebook and thought you might be interested is seeing it. Most of us do not have White Bat Flowers in our gardens.   White Bat Flower (Tacca integrifolia) White Bat Flower has the largest flowers of ...
07/22/2014

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Lion, National Zoo, Washington, DC   For many of us, a visit to the National Zoo, in Washington, DC, would not be complete until you see the lions. A day trip at the National Zoo is a good summertime family activity. And, you should plan to spend the day because there is much to see and do.   Lio...
07/22/2014

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Horseshoe Pits Available for Use in Kentlands   The Kentlands Citizens Assembly has reconstructed two horseshoe pits behind the Kentlands Clubhouse (between tennis courts 3 and 4), and have horseshoes available for use. Any Kentlands resident 18 years or older can borrow four horseshoes (which ar...
07/22/2014
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