Monday, September 4, 2017

Monday, September 4, 2017

Tonight's picture was taken in September of 2007. Mattie was five years old and had just begun kindergarten. That weekend we took Mattie to the old Nat's stadium to see a baseball game. Mattie was a lot like me regarding sports. Meaning sports did not catch our attention and we were more interested in people watching, while Peter watched the game. 


Quote of the day: Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. ~ Henry Van Dyke

We walked from our home over the Roosevelt Bridge today to get to Roosevelt Island. It was a glorious weather day in DC, and I knew that there would be NO parking available at the Island, so I convinced Peter to walk. When we were all said and done we walked close to five miles. 

You can see all the boating traffic on the Potomac River! 

This is the route over the bridge to the Island. Sunny had NO idea where we were taking him, but he is always up for an adventure. 

While on Roosevelt Bridge, this was our overhead view of the island, along with the board walk. Peter loves this pine tree in the distance. In fact, to watch the changing of the seasons, he snaps a photo of this tree at all times of the year. 

Meanwhile, the wild honeysuckle has taken over. It is all over and we passed a ton of it on our walk. It is very fragrant but considered an invasive plant as it is particularly found along roadsides and in disturbed areas.

From the Bridge we could also see the herons hanging out in the water.  

When we got on the Island, we got a close up of the Great Blue Heron. Despite all the people around, he didn't seem disturbed at all. 

This was a second Great Blue Heron that we saw. Of course when walking with Sunny there are no leisurely strolls, as he likes to walk at quite a clip. Though we love the board walk, Sunny prefers walking through the woods. Nonetheless, the walk wore all of us out in the heat!