If only it was tub sized…
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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My war with squirrels continues. I was sitting on my back stoop trying to figure out who had taken my cherry tomatoes just when they were about to get ripe. I thought opossum, racoon, rat, aha squirrel. Of course, how could I be so stupid. Since I accidentally planted all cherry tomato plants I had been admiring my neighbor’s fat tomatoes. I begged them to let me have a couple when they get ripe. To which I’m happy to say they agreed.
Anyway, I’m on my back stoop pissed off at my pilfered cherry tomatoes when this bastid climbs over the fence with my neighbor’s tomato in his mouth. He didn’t even hustle. He kinda strutted and just looked at me with a hint of a smile hidden by a fat green tomato. And I swear if he didn’t have a big fat tomato in his mouth I would have heard him laughing at me. I’d like to say I lunged after him and grabbed the tomato from him. I’d like to say that, alas, I was utterly defeated. You win this round…
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“Dear PoP,
My neighbor put this chair out with a “free” sign. Then this guy came along and sat there reading for about an hour.”
As an avid reader I think this is a beautiful sight.
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Thanks to all the readers sending in the news about the Google car venturing around Petworth. Google street view is definitely one of the coolest features.
Wayan also spotted it on Taylor Street, NW:
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I thought this was a cool shot by D©Bloom from the PoPville flickr pool.
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This was the most insane vegetable garden I’ve ever seen in someone’s front yard. Actually that’s not true. There’s one on 13th Street near Cardozo that I have to take a photo of. But this one is pretty amazing too.
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Because folks liked the HoTD on Center Street, NW, I thought I’d show a couple more cool ones from the same block. I particularly like the one on the right.
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Back in June a number of folks were wondering what was going on with Zenebech Injera, the Ethiopian restaurant located at 608 Florida Ave, NW. I’m happy to report that I was able to go into the restaurant on Monday and it looks nearly finished. I spoke with one of the owners who said that they will open up sometime next week. They will call me when they pick the exact day. But like I said, the inside appeared nearly finished, so you’ll soon be able to get your Zenebech back on!
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This home on Cathedral Ave north of Connecticut Ave seems to be fairly new. While not perfect, I think it fits in rather nicely with some of the older homes. Do you think it fits in?
And I’m also wondering what you guys think of the box like structure below, found on the grounds of the Swiss Embassy. I think it looks kinda cool:
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“Amos is a brand new addition to The Beautiful Life this year, adopted in February from the Washington Humane Society, but he’s already plotting his escape to the moon. When not busy with rocket science, he plays fetch (really!) with his catnip mice.”
“Blondie the Chihuahua enjoying a boat ride.”
“This little Timneh African Grey’s name is Calliope. She is barely a year old and is already using public transportation.”
Ed. Note: Seems there is a little confusion about the contest. The cats are not competing against the dogs. There will be 5 dog, cat and “other” finalists that will each compete in their own category. We’ll have a poll in each category to select the winner. Using the comments section for these posts will help me select the 5 finalists for each category. I’ve gotten some amazing entries, and a lot of them! So I’ll need your help selecting the finalists. Maybe at the very end we’ll put the three winners in each category up for an overall winner.
The deadline for entries is August. 1st. Remember, please only send one photo per pet. You can see all the entries here. Due to the large number of entries I have to put more than 3 up a day. Please see after the jump for three more entries.
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