tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36681777033463532022024-03-23T01:37:34.060-07:00Walking Washington DCWalking Washington, DC:
30 treks to the newly revitalized capital's cultural icons, natural spectacles, urban treasures, and hidden gems.
By Barbara J. Saffir,
ISBN#:978-0-89997-765-2,
Wilderness Press, October 2015, $18.95, Second printing, 2018
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-16960094900579527072023-11-05T06:48:00.003-08:002023-11-05T06:48:40.006-08:00PHOTOS FOR SALE<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #fa0580; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">BEAUTIFUL </b><b style="color: #fa0580; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">BIRDS, BLOOMS, & BEASTS </b></span><b style="color: #fa0580; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span style="font-size: large;">TO GO</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>Looking for framed paper print photos, metal or canvas photos, or photos to turn into blank or personalized greeting cards, calendars, t-shirts, or more? </span><span> Some images are almost guaranteed to make you smile!</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are some of my favorite images: </span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/olympusbjs/7DG0Xz">https://www.flickr.com/gp/olympusbjs/7DG0Xz</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Please contact me at barb22030 @ YAhoOdoTCOm for more photos and/or more info. Thanks.</span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-16145085151775334472023-10-29T18:47:00.000-07:002023-10-29T18:47:01.248-07:00HOLIDAY SHOPPING!<p><span style="color: red; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> NOVEMBER IS </span><span style="color: #04ff00; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;">HOLIDAY</span><span style="color: red; font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> SHOPPING TIME!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <b>Friends of Patuxent Research Refuge</b> and the <b>Natural History Society of Maryland</b> (NHSM) are holding holiday sales in November. I'll be selling photos, photo cards, tote bags, calendars, & more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Patuxent's Holiday Bazaar is Nov. 4 at the South Tract from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can buy goodies from 35 vendors and meet a kestrel hawk and cutie-pie screech owl up close. Maybe you'll even win a door prize. For details, please visit: <span style="color: #954f72;"><a href="https://friendsofpatuxent.org/event-5425689">https://friendsofpatuxent.org/event-5425689</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NHSM's Museum Store sales event is Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please click here for more info: <span style="color: #954f72;"><a href="https://marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-5444729">https://marylandnature.wildapricot.org/event-5444729</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPwBtc_NrMV9xMmz1_ioGyPSWa8i80YuS-rQyqL5WS0uBfknIrzntdvoCSJ1OsNsytg2iq66HdWTUB1i3X3BNyaERh-q8LDWsq6EBsIE2NqZpqcZsyerfCKTAHCDE2FyV8zVEhsIXNqXXLH7EJmSi2EDYQ46KRO4U-5MRwLcx8OAxvImRvzt8VFVZVU-x/s2020/1m.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="1856" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPwBtc_NrMV9xMmz1_ioGyPSWa8i80YuS-rQyqL5WS0uBfknIrzntdvoCSJ1OsNsytg2iq66HdWTUB1i3X3BNyaERh-q8LDWsq6EBsIE2NqZpqcZsyerfCKTAHCDE2FyV8zVEhsIXNqXXLH7EJmSi2EDYQ46KRO4U-5MRwLcx8OAxvImRvzt8VFVZVU-x/w316-h344/1m.png" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgpUd42NalH-sxlUWkXjirS7JBu5eSJQSe9yEVDeBlQ4aN-vo9xOmRljGj9wHl5-GNFaLpBDpzrE935Be_52jjIgCioIHCS9kWIeP95XeKpFY8EmYryTqtuzMOpY6VytbVr7oeHSBt8pPitn1fW3c7zPtEx3DyxteOijjrfsEtpFKLN0fLJiIufQXLYR2/s1706/1mm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="1706" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgpUd42NalH-sxlUWkXjirS7JBu5eSJQSe9yEVDeBlQ4aN-vo9xOmRljGj9wHl5-GNFaLpBDpzrE935Be_52jjIgCioIHCS9kWIeP95XeKpFY8EmYryTqtuzMOpY6VytbVr7oeHSBt8pPitn1fW3c7zPtEx3DyxteOijjrfsEtpFKLN0fLJiIufQXLYR2/w361-h341/1mm.png" width="361" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-31793645836965138502023-08-24T15:31:00.007-07:002023-11-13T17:04:42.986-08:00<p><i><span style="color: red; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Due to a water leak, the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge’s new visitor center is closed for the foreseeable future, so my “Loveable Birds & Beasts”exhibit will need to be removed in mid-November, 2023. I hope everyone was able to enjoy it. I will continue to post here about future exhibits. </span></i></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Please visit <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;"><b>“Loveable Birds & Beasts at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge”</b></span></span> in Woodbridge, VA.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Seventeen of my photos of Virginia natives — from an indiGLOW bunting to amorous snakes — are on loan to the fabulous refuge’s new visitor center</span><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">. </b></span></p><p style="color: #dca10d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-64358780397095765312022-12-24T19:12:00.005-08:002022-12-24T19:18:50.568-08:00<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26pt;">BEWITCHING </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26pt;"><span style="color: #ff00e4;">BIRDS,</span> <span style="color: #44ff00;">BLOOMS,</span> <span style="color: #ff6400;">& BEASTS </span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26pt;">EXHIBIT CAN HELP </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26pt;">CHANGE THE WORLD</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 23pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 16pt;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 6pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Barbara Saffir, 571-449-0445, Barb22030@yahoo.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://www.naturephotographydcmdva.com/" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">https://www.NaturePhotographyDcMdVa.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Group wildlife and nature photography exhibit </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: 20pt;">to </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 20pt;">benefit historic Green Spring Gardens. </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">"Nature photos can help change the world," says wildlife photographer Barbara J. Saffir, founder of Nature Photography DC/MD/VA. "I hope that the images in our group wildlife conservation photography exhibit will inspire countless others </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">–</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> including <i>lawmakers</i> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">–</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> to </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">fall fervently in love with earth's finite treasures so they'll work passionately to protect them."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">"Birds, Blooms, & Beasts" features perky puffins, picturesque sunflowers, powerful elephants and nearly three dozen other images from DC, Maryland, Virginia, and around the globe by Saffir and seven jet-setting photographers from Nature Photography DC/MD/VA. Sales will help benefit historic Green Spring Gardens, a "must-see" four-seasons Fairfax County, VA park. All photos are for sale </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">–</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> just in time for the holidays! The Friends of Green Spring nonprofit receives 30 percent of each sale.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 15pt;">SHOW DATES: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Dec. 13, 2022 - Feb. 5, 2023 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> and Sunday, noon - 4:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 15pt;">RECEPTION DATE: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Dec. 18, 1 - 3 p.m., Meet the Photographers Reception <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 15pt;">WHERE: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Green Spring Gardens Horticulture Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/z67pRuuHq9QPovMy8" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria, VA</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> 703-642-5173, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> parkmail@fairfaxcounty.gov</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #954f72; font-size: 14pt;"> <a href="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/" style="color: #954f72;">https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring/</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><a href="http://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/programs-a-events/art-shows" style="color: #954f72;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">http://www.friendsofgreenspring.org/programs-a-events/art-shows</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: 15pt;">NOTE: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Please call Green Spring at 703-642-5173 to be sure the exhibit is available for viewing because venues are sometimes unavailable due to other park activities. 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beautiful beasts at <b>Brookside Nature Center </b>while enjoying some
amazing print images of other beasts and birds by award-winning
photographer and certified Virginia Master Naturalist <b>Barbara Saffir</b>. Eleven of her
photos are on display from <b>Nov. 1 to April 30</b> as part of Brookside's
new program to exhibit work by local artists and photographers.
Brookside Nature Center is adjacent to acclaimed Brookside Gardens
in Wheaton Regional Park. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Brookside Nature Center, </b>1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 301-962-1480.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and weekends, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-nature-center/" target="_blank">https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-nature-center/</a> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Wildlife Photographer Barbara Saffir</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="" target="_blank">https://www.barbarajoansaffir.com</a></span>
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Please register online at Cultural Tourism, DC for this WalkingTown DC hike and other hikes.
<a href="https://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/walkingtown-dc">https://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/walkingtown-dc</a>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-517787639568560422022-06-27T15:52:00.002-07:002022-06-27T15:52:13.816-07:00 TWO UPCOMING PHOTO TALKS!<p><b style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Summer's Bounty: Birds, Blooms, Beasts, & Babies -- When and where to spot them in the Mid-Atlantic</span></span></b></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5621958659046979105" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 586px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Discover when and where to find some of the Mid-Atlantic's summer nature bounty, including electric-blue birds atop crayon-yellow sunflowers; itsy-bitsy green treefrogs with racing stripes and sticky toes; bedazzling bugs; backyard squirrels that “fly;” and a sea of native lotus blossoms, worthy of Monet.<o:p></o:p></span><u1:p></u1:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="https://anshome.org/naturalist-hour/" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration: none;">https://anshome.org/naturalist-hour/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">7/14, 7 p.m. : AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">(Zoom. Registration required. $10 benefits ANS.)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><u1:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></u1:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><u1:p></u1:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nature and Wildlife Photography: How to Hunt with Your Camera</span></span></b><u1:p></u1:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Wildlife photographer and Virginia Master Naturalist Barbara Saffir will show her stunning wildlife photographs and talk about how you can learn to capture amazing shots with your camera in the DMV.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><u1:p></u1:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9196262" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration: none;">https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/9196262</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">8/2, 6:30-7:30: CHANTILLY REGIONAL LIBRARY<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">(In person. No pre-registration required. Free.)</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbebnKxKLiscZgH_nTgscvhlN1Nijn_y60q2IkHNmKJ3LgspfWF8b2VRbCdjSUIIJsonMS8VZDlW2IcgSQp8YT4Mz3uv8YKIhZn1MCEUhXria_6o1HLswQWWwHRV_gg97m1PukTaL2K8KwkBFzWbyBg_lraLRJtg4Z07RyvDSTa4k1cBVOWc2PI70XYw/s2047/51906359173_5eff5c3713_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2047" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbebnKxKLiscZgH_nTgscvhlN1Nijn_y60q2IkHNmKJ3LgspfWF8b2VRbCdjSUIIJsonMS8VZDlW2IcgSQp8YT4Mz3uv8YKIhZn1MCEUhXria_6o1HLswQWWwHRV_gg97m1PukTaL2K8KwkBFzWbyBg_lraLRJtg4Z07RyvDSTa4k1cBVOWc2PI70XYw/w566-h436/51906359173_5eff5c3713_k.jpg" width="566" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></b><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-54753709789904954472022-03-21T09:43:00.005-07:002022-03-21T09:44:42.666-07:00HOW TO HUNT -- WITH A CAMERA!<div>Please join wildlife photography safari leader and Virginia Master Naturalist, Barbara Saffir, to learn how to stalk your best wildlife photos at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. After a brief talk inside the visitor center, we’ll hike around Jug Bay to photograph birds, blooms, & beasts. Along the way, we’ll discuss some technical camera tips as well as tips for planning and executing your most productive — and fun — wildlife photography safaris. Learn what to wear, what to bring, what to do in advance, and methods to get the best photos along with some “dos and don’ts.” All cameras are welcome, including cell phones, but long lenses are best for bird photography. Be prepared to walk 2-3 miles. Ages 16 and up, under 18 with a parent. $10 per person, includes park entrance fee. Current health guidelines and registration required. To register go to <a href="https://jugbay.org/inspire_events/how-to-hunt-with-a-camera/">www.jugbay.org </a>Event Calendar and click on the event.</div><div><div>Jun 25, 2022 9:30AM—12:30PM</div><div><br /></div><div>Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711</div><div><br /></div><div>Cost $10 per person (Payable to and benefits Jug Bay.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://jugbay.org/inspire_events/how-to-hunt-with-a-camera/">https://jugbay.org/inspire_events/how-to-hunt-with-a-camera/</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5fu8hS1vH2nTL7Ly9VIs0dfIuE8xVjIx-0FTk1G7E2XHQweXap3mVvNHqPbkcA1DEqSMPRX2iisUaFYL5l0J8T77meViv7CjXHZG7VfXHSImqfXpozx9yuV0c_t4PhkeakVnT0-4CiaKpILtEFuKzTOlWGKdaZnbyErVfpTMF5xnFAmbAc8JwfkY3A/s2048/51949654940_44c4760078_k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5fu8hS1vH2nTL7Ly9VIs0dfIuE8xVjIx-0FTk1G7E2XHQweXap3mVvNHqPbkcA1DEqSMPRX2iisUaFYL5l0J8T77meViv7CjXHZG7VfXHSImqfXpozx9yuV0c_t4PhkeakVnT0-4CiaKpILtEFuKzTOlWGKdaZnbyErVfpTMF5xnFAmbAc8JwfkY3A/s320/51949654940_44c4760078_k.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGce4dpfmgwqwoyPnstWMvD4VOCn8BGaXYyfF0u7G7e9FnZq39IAX3jMokyE-rEcfVPH87TXTjhIpAlE9XLCVL_KVWn1hhyCTSQ-zu-B1gmIwcAkDiyc3B-9Qbd808yyxPYpnTV0HXi1B3zhy2zM-c8nLBm8Uxy1VCHCMl-c9ZXP4brMgRITbfOzftQ/s2047/1_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="2047" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGce4dpfmgwqwoyPnstWMvD4VOCn8BGaXYyfF0u7G7e9FnZq39IAX3jMokyE-rEcfVPH87TXTjhIpAlE9XLCVL_KVWn1hhyCTSQ-zu-B1gmIwcAkDiyc3B-9Qbd808yyxPYpnTV0HXi1B3zhy2zM-c8nLBm8Uxy1VCHCMl-c9ZXP4brMgRITbfOzftQ/s320/1_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7mDuUdrfggLeRODOtXf9Bc9to6N7C5l2Xw56I89L9x7qAZqLCxeXGAlBlbhbwSXCrLxYjQcn-XflLeu6cvZrjZ5a9wqWcGh6HjhIL8ddvSMy7_ESAzi3c474PTVpL0rLRpneT-RnS2Gqpmwac7aCApN6QgDRU49zB1HkVKhgZfzAKWUPGYrVcyFCTw/s2048/1_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7mDuUdrfggLeRODOtXf9Bc9to6N7C5l2Xw56I89L9x7qAZqLCxeXGAlBlbhbwSXCrLxYjQcn-XflLeu6cvZrjZ5a9wqWcGh6HjhIL8ddvSMy7_ESAzi3c474PTVpL0rLRpneT-RnS2Gqpmwac7aCApN6QgDRU49zB1HkVKhgZfzAKWUPGYrVcyFCTw/s320/1_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-66777399190105412492022-02-28T14:15:00.008-08:002022-02-28T14:38:30.754-08:00Spring Spectacles: When & Where to Find Jaw-Dropping Birds, Blooms & Beasts in the Mid-AtlanticTuesday, March 15, 2022: 7 - 8 PM
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SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER
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Speaker: Barbara Saffir; nature photographer, author and Virginia Master Naturalist
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PLEASE REGISTER HERE:
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Learn when and where to find some of the Mid-Atlantic's most jaw-dropping plant and animal life, with nature photographer and Virginia Master Naturalist Barbara Saffir. In this joyful spring jaunt, she'll reveal wildflowers worthy of Monet; a bounty of beasts; and close-up encounters with cobalt-blue, sunflower-yellow and ruby-red breeding birds that visit the DMV each spring. More than half of this "virtual safari" will focus on birds, with award-winning photographs of migratory and resident birds that capture their cool behaviors. Other animals and wildflowers will also make an appearance. You'll learn about curious critters—such as backyard squirrels that "fly" and dazzling bugs typically overlooked by their human neighbors—and wildflower spectacles, including acres of blush-pink blossoms; pink, yellow, and purple native orchids; and miles of perky bluebells meandering along curving creeks.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-92157537671755311102021-09-20T15:24:00.022-07:002022-11-26T15:06:01.153-08:00WINNING PHOTOS<h3 style="text-align: left;"><p style="font-weight: normal;"> </p></h3><h3>Here are some of my award-winning photos. More will be added soon. If you want to see the high-res versions and/or buy a photo, please email me at Barb22030 aTy AhoOd Otc OM.</h3><h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzESwdFrpAZcWteYUSyI7sR-XYAc3Z6Ui0f5Z6KNAUC8tImBQZ1ousDIzO1mXcgR8lVQeaiVqpmiGLLoy5rl4Uw79hIwcd21uWwVQAufTAAO12ScQOXH0CMgBUgZAQoEpTpuePdA3rJFp/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzESwdFrpAZcWteYUSyI7sR-XYAc3Z6Ui0f5Z6KNAUC8tImBQZ1ousDIzO1mXcgR8lVQeaiVqpmiGLLoy5rl4Uw79hIwcd21uWwVQAufTAAO12ScQOXH0CMgBUgZAQoEpTpuePdA3rJFp/" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>"Pop Tops"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Burrowing Owls, Tucson </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF OWLS, 2019</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Top 10 Winner</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="3889" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_msVBM42bZyWKvCyz34RbNOTjQeyyX8q3Qks8E0l2Y-cQk-dhpSrH8bdWZlHvrA9Il7GS990-iypCQL1FtOr72fPGR2TbDMIsxZxMA3yI_gjSSLodKY9aNhkfO_DQJhEp5ASy9Wjv_fCri6Vv2nlOLw8RaqwrIweAwbdwruQRhWD4CEB-EYQpBYeQFw/s320/1NewCraneBabiesLessGreen-1895.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1st Place, BIRDS</span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div></div></div></div></div></h3><h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: normal;"><h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpWY-R7G43X7p-DVbWk8mOD4-kH3min9FM4teNGGLmZvkREVK34PsnXJ9uijKCuSo_5StH__fI1392qjkmmdoEiXODu5p9D3zpSxALQto-jhlBLZBL87UY2ddX6b3t5id58uzXyE95pReTLKuz32nyc12hlUTVrApfJEnEXqWpXnpbrpwn5Yf3k5wLw/s3737/1_4_WILD_GRASSHOPPER-1587.jpg" style="font-weight: normal; 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Baby birds are EVERYWHERE. Join our private <span style="color: red;"><a href=" https://www.meetup.com/Nature-Photography-DC-MD-VA/" target="_blank">Nature Photography DC/MD/VA Meetup</a></span> to explore the babies and the boomer birds. Questions? 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There is no reason why they aren't allowing an update, except perhaps to keep the author from writing a competing book. </b></p><p>WILDERNESS PRESS, Birmingham, AL </p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Wilderness Press </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">c/o Keen Communications </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">2204 First Avenue South, Suite 102, Birmingham AL 35233 </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">phone: (800) 443-7227 or (888) 60-HIKES </span><br style="caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(44, 62, 73); color: #2c3e49; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">fax: (205) 326-1012 </span></p><p>Online contact form: </p><p><a href="https://www.wildernesspress.com/help.php?section=contactus&mode=update">https://www.wildernesspress.com/help.php?section=contactus&mode=update</a></p><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-63095780883933988062020-04-26T15:07:00.004-07:002020-04-26T15:07:55.503-07:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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LIFE’S TOO EASY RIGHT NOW! Right? Of course not. But to take our minds off the pandemic, here’s a nature photography CHALLENGE! From May 1 to May 31, try to photograph as many of the following as you can while social distancing, abiding by all CDC & locale jurisdiction rules, and following ethical photography guidelines. Most of these critters, birds, plants, & landscapes can be found in your own neighborhood or nearby.</div>
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Please join the Meetup BEFORE MAY 18 ( <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Nature-Photography-DC-MD-VA/events/270282039/">https://www.meetup.com/Nature-Photography-DC-MD-VA/events/270282039/ </a>) and then upload your photos (1 per category) to our Meetup album by May 31. Each find counts ONE point. The “extra credit” categories count FIVE points each. The photographer with the most points who uploads her/his photos by 5/31 at 11:59 p.m. wins. FIRST-PLACE WINNER GETS BRAGGING RIGHTS & FIVE PHOTO OUTINGS. See Meetup for details.</div>
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Trouble finding these local treasures? Check iNaturalist, eBird & other online resources. I will also post a selected bibliography with some invaluable local guidebooks. Questions? Please post them here or message me. HAVE FUN!</div>
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Occupied osprey nest</div>
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Horse OR the cutest cat or dog you can find. Costumes permitted.</div>
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NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY MEETUP DC/MD/VA:</h2>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668177703346353202.post-72670891669998150262018-09-01T17:50:00.001-07:002018-09-13T13:57:58.446-07:00New Book Talks and Walks (and unrelated hikes)1. "Rich and Powerful: Eight Homes of Presidents and the World's Richest Man"<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">July 17, 2018, 7 p.m. </span></h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"> Free nature photography talk at Fairfax County's Chantilly Public Library: "Capturing Nature's Magical Moments." Signing/sales afterward of 92-page photo book and "Walking Washington, DC." </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly, </span><span style="font-size: small;">VA, </span><span style="font-size: small;">703-502-3883, </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> <br />
<a href="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/chantilly-regional">https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/chantilly-regional</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">April, 2018 </span></h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"> Harvard Club of Washington, DC. </span> </b></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Members-only </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> trek to the most colorful wildflower display in the DMV</span></b><br />
<a href="http://hcdc.clubs.harvard.edu/">http://hcdc.clubs.harvard.edu/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">April 29, 2018, 7:30 a.m.</span></h3>
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> "<b>Hold a Wild Bird" hike and bird banding, Sierra Club</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span> Registration required: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/sierrapotomac/events/248376438/">https://www.meetup.com/sierrapotomac/events/248376438/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">May 26, 2018, 3-4:30 p.m.</span></h3>
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> <b>Public book talk and book signing</b></span><br />
Chantilly Regional Library, 4000 Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly,
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What better way to celebrate the American Hiking Society's <a href="http://nationaltrailsday.americanhiking.org/">"National Trails
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than to take a hike to Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sweden? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
the author of "Walking Washington, DC" and a Sierra Club hike leader,
I led a hike from the capital's oldest neighborhood across the pulchritudinous
Potomac River into Virginia and then back into DC for our finale at the Swedish
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As we stood literally gasping at the views atop the
riverside embassy's rooftop, our enthusiastic host Myriam Puryicky introduced
us to <a href="https://visitsweden.com/hiking/">Sweden's famous hiking trails</a>
and the concept of <a href="http://www.swedishepa.se/Enjoying-nature/The-Right-of-Public-Access/">Allemansrätten</a>.
Their constitutionally protected "Right of Public Access" encourages
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Perched on the rooftop, we relished the birds-eye view of our
entire 8-mile loop hike. We began at Francis Scott Key Memorial Park, a gem of
a pint-sized urban park commemorating the famous writer of "The Star
Spangled Banner." <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's at the edge
of Georgetown, the District's oldest, toniest, and most walkable neighborhood,
with brick rowhouses adorning European-skinny streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we crossed over the artistically arched
Francis Scott Key Bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That deposited
us in Virginia, where we hung a left onto the 18-mile Mount Vernon Trail along
the Potomac River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, we popped off
the paved trail to explore lush, green Theodore Roosevelt Island. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Afterward we couldn't help but stop a few
times for selfies along the river for its Instagram-perfect views of the
Capitol, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we crossed back into DC over the classically
designed Memorial Bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along the way
on the riverside trail, we passed the Lincoln Memorial, the Kennedy Center, the
Watergate, and other waterfront jewels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At
our second to last stop, we nibbled plump purple mulberries next to the
seldom-seen Mile Marker Zero of the 184.5-mile long C&O Canal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then we wound up back at Georgetown's
bustling waterfront, with its restaurants, bars, parks, boats -- and Sweden's
stylish and welcoming embassy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you also want to enjoy the hike without leaving your
couch, just read "Walking Washington,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>DC," my unique new guidebook for natives, newbies, and tourists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This hike was adapted from "Walk #13,
Potomac River Panorama and Watergates." <o:p></o:p></div>
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But you'll have to actually travel to Washington, DC if you
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Walking Washington, DC: <o:p></o:p></div>
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