Monday, April 29, 2024

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

April observations

 Car, Bright Pond, cherry blossoms, koan tree, and Ruth's azaleas.







Sunday, April 14, 2024

The Washington Institute - conference 2024

Washington Institute for Near East Policy conference, with US Ambassador/negotiator Dennis Ross, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud, Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog,  IDF armed forces attache Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, former US Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, former US deputy national security advisor Dina Powell McCormick, Admiral Brad Cooper of US Central Command, and protestors outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC.

A rather interesting and timely assignment.

Ambassador Dennis Ross


Ambassador Princess Reema bint Bandar al-Saud
Ambassador Thomas Nides

Dina Powell McCormick
Defense minister Yoav Gallant
Admiral Brad Cooper
Maj. Gen. Hidai Zilberman

Ambassador Michael Herzog













Sunday, April 07, 2024

More spring walks, 2024

 Continued walks alone & with Ruth.



Bluebells, sunset, koan tree... 

(Reston, Seneca Park, Glencarlyn Park)





Saturday, April 06, 2024

Black in The Day: Photographs of historic Black Arlington | An invitation

 You are invited to the opening of Black in The Day: Photographs of historic Black Arlington

a showing of photographs by Lloyd Wolf from the collection of the National Endowment for the Arts Survey Grant-funded Arlington Photographic Documentary Project (APDP).


The opening is:
Sunday May 5th from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
at
FOHTA® Gallery (From One Hand to Another)
2206 South Monroe Street, Arlington VA 22206
Forty-five black-and-white photographs from Green Valley, Halls Hill, and Johnson Hill were all made in 1980 of these historically Black neighborhoods in Arlington, Virginia.
Many were made possible by the aid and direction of the late John Robinson.. Only a handful of the pictures have been seen by the public before.
The exhibition will run through June 19 (Juneteenth), 2024
For further information contact Felecia McFail, gallery director - Fohta@Fohta.com
See you there!

Wednesday, April 03, 2024

April Fool 2024

 

This is the 50th year I have celebrated April Fools and shared the foolishness.