“i was flipping through some photos i’ve taken around the city looking for a favorite spot; i was thinking maybe the black cat or polly’s, but those are just places where i have had a few killer parties. and the scenic shots of memorials just show places i take the folks when they’re in town. columbia heights is where i live. the first shot is my entry if i need to pick just one; it is at the corner of oak and ogden,”
check out this root structure. Just amazing how things adapt to their surrounding, yeah?
I’m not sure if this picture captures it properly, but this tree is flush against the house. I’ve never seen a tree like this before, despite my background in field botany… So what type of tree is this?
So I walked by this tree with some odd hanging fruits that I realized upon closer inspection were pomegranates! Wild. Isn’t that like a Mediterranean fruit? I guess maybe DC is just far south enough for trees like this. Has anyone seen a lemon tree in DC? Or an orange tree? Wait, do oranges grow on trees or bushes? Holy cow, I don’t know where oranges come from…
They are the coolest this time of year.
For those who put graffiti on trees. I know there are many worse things in this world but I just find this particularly offensive. I also like saying the word particularly but that is neither here nor there.
Last week my block had those signs up: “no parking – tree maintenance.” Ok, that is cool. But you can’t fool Murphy. Apparently in the storm last night, an old tree one block over lost a huge limb. You can fool some trees some of the time but you can’t fool all trees all of the time or something like that.
Taken at Grant Circle today at noon. Kind of makes you want to take the rest of the day off and have a picnic…
These are the cherry trees that were planted in the triangle park near Grant Circle. Check out the debate here on Petworth News and here by Wayan over at Metroblogging DC.
I realize the past few posts have been a bit negative. As I was walking home past all the garbage on the street I was already crafting an angry diatribe. But just then, I passed the new trees that were planted in the park on New Hampshire and Taylor and a huge smile crossed my face. Sure the trees are small, and they don’t have any leaves but if you close your eyes you can imagine how beautiful they will look. That is the beauty of Petworth, there is always something to smile about. The trees are a great start and hold so much promise. Another thing I love is when the neighborhood kids call me Mr. Prince instead of just Prince. These kids can be so polite, just like seeing the trees, whenever one of the kids calls me Mr. Prince I smile and know that there is hope for our future.