Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle - blogging is not exactly the WYSIWYG utopia I was hoping for. That's to be expected, I guess... as a Technical Trainer, I see the glassy-eyed looks people give "easy" software applications all day long.
One thing is bloody well sure - I am NOT going to torture myself trying to learn HTML. Girlfriend is not a code kiddie. However, there is some hope in the form of other bloggers who have figured things out. I'll be trying their tips and tricks later on this evening:
Check back to see the difference...
Brookside Gardens
This is a place that will come up a lot in my postings. This park is big and green, and not too far from where I grew up. There are so many interesting things to see here - the rose garden (which you've seen already), the pond, the trails - all kinds of things to explore.
These shots are taken from one of the teak benches that are out in the park. It's in one of the shady places under a big tree. It's easy to sink into the quiet shadows and just relax.This garden makes me think of Lester's soliloquy in American Beauty - "it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world."Hmmm - I think I'll have to shoot the Butterfly Exhibit next Sunday...
And if anyone can think of a less violent word than "shoot" to describe this activity, feel free to drop it into the Comments. Please and thank you.
Coffee Achiever
This is how my day needs to begin - with coffee of some sort. It doesn't have to be fancy, either.If you don't know what a Coffee Achiever is, you are under 40 and can just hush about it. Go watch the commercial on YouTube and try to figure out how ELO, Cicely Tyson, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Bowie made sense to the casting director.
Anyway -
- A soy mocha with a little bit of whip isn't an everyday thing - that's for Payday Friday.
- The RedEye is for when the ideas won't shut up and let me sleep. I still have to be functional the Morning After, though.
- The everyday drink is good, old-fashioned drip coffee for which I pay D.C. prices (10% tax?) because it's better than the stuff in the breakroom.
U.S. Botanic Garden
This is a set I took last Sunday at the USBG. They're open from 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM until mid-October, so I would suggest taking advantage of the extended hours.
I was suckered by this mild August into thinking "it's not that hot, I don't need water." Wrong answer. Particularly if you are visiting (what is basically) a very fancy greenhouse. Also - beware of the sprinklers. Be ready to stuff any electronic devices under your clothes or in a bag pretty damn quick. It "rains" a good bit in there.
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