Pictures – Christmas at Home
Making the best of the times…celebrating Christmas at home with the Gormans
Events & News
Special events that take place need to have a home and this is it…
Pictures – Thanksgiving Dinner
The Gorman family joins us for Thanksgiving dinner
Pictures – Fall on the Drive
One more trip up on the Drive this fall
Pictures – Critters on the property
Various visitors over the past month or so….
Pictures – Nags Head
Short trip and just a few pictures. In the moon pictures, if you look very closely you can also see a star…terribly difficult.
Pictures – A Half-Moon
Taken in our back yard It took a lot of experimentation to get this right!
Pictures – Weekend with Oliver and Nora
Around the house , on to Prince William Forest and Great Falls
Pictures – Celebrate the 4th
Melanie & Matt & Kids come over for the 4th. Matt supplied the fireworks.
Pictures – Outer Banks Trip
Just a sampling of all the pictures taken on a trip to the Outer Banks
Pictures – A Hawk Recap
The Hawks have grown and flown….took hundreds of pictures and many hours of video. Here are some high-lites… The Early months: Nesting and Feeding Mostly Grown but not yet on their own: On their Own Now…
Pictures – Skyline Drive
A short trip up to Skyline drive, playing hookie from work.
Pictures – Critters Captured
Pictures taken remotely by the motion detection camera
Pictures – A Full Moon
On a Beautiful night in the backyard
Pictures – Backyard Birds
A variety of visitors….
Pictures – A Zamboni Adventure
On 4/16/2019 I had the pleasure of attending a class to learn the basics of driving a Zamboni, which was a wonderful gift from my daughter. Below are some pictures taken there.
Pictures – Two Dead Trees are taken Down
One afternoon I walked out to the back yard after coming home from work to find a large tree limb on the ground, fallen from a dead tree in the back yard: The tree was well within distance to hit the house if it fell in the right/wrong direction. Knowing that and the fact that […]
Pictures – A Tour of the New Home Property
Today I wandered around the property and took some representative pictures The view from the entrance: Off to the Right Side: Toward the Back Yard: A Dead Tree…removed a few days later…Check out Looking Down the Hill to the “Back 40”: In the “Back 40”: This is a wonderful peaceful place with squirrels, deer, hawk, […]
Pictures – Laura in Town for her 16th Birthday Celebration
In celebration of her 16th Birthday, Laura came to Virginia for a visit. Arrives at the airport: A little R & R: Downtown to the museums with Grandpa. The Hope Diamond, Butterflies and a little History: Dinner at our favorite Mexican Restaurant An evening at Cirque du Soleil A Family Afternoon for visits and tractor […]
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Pictures – Our Summer Vacation in New Mexico
We returned to New Mexico for our Summer vacation, something I have wanted to do for a number of years. High-Lights were seeing the Candy Lady, a train ride, the Bisti Wilderness and the Perseid’s Meteor shower. Day one in Albuquerque Then on to Santa Fe, the Plaza, a visit to my favorite Book Store […]
Pictures – We make the annual trip to Connecticut to celebrate Joey’s birthday
Every year for quite a long time, we have made a visit to Connecticut to celebrate her brother Joey’s birthday. Think it was year 74…
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Pictures – Alex and Grandchildren Visit
Alex, Laura and Logan flew in for a weekend visit that was entirely tooooo short. A Day Downtown at the Mall & Museums Family Bar-B-Q The Grandkids wanted to see the monuments downtown at night so we drove thru DC and found a parking spot close to the Lincoln Memorial. Extra kewl night. […]
Pictures – Trip to the Outer Banks
A trip to the Outer Banks…best beach on the plane First day in Buxton Over to Okracoke Island for the day Sunset on the trip back from Okracoke Island Days…Walks on the beach, diving pelicans…
Pictures – Easter with the Gormans
Melanie, Matt, Oliver and Nora came to visit to celebrate Easter.
Pictures – Antiquing with Pat and Theresa
Pictures from our annual tradition of wandering around the antiques with my Brother and his wife. Also stopped at the Natural Bridge on the way back.