http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/ Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:58:43 -0700 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:58:43 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/40/buddyicons/54292413@N00.jpg?1168042937#54292413@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114566007/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114566007/" title="1926 Wurlitzer Organ"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6076/6114566007_5217918532_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="1926 Wurlitzer Organ" /></a></p> <p>From <a href="http://www.carouselnews.com/August-2009/August-2009/Glen-Echo-Dentzel-Carousel-Survives-Nine-Decades.html" rel="nofollow"> The Carousel News and Trader Magazine</a>:<br /> <br /> The Wurlitzer 165 band organ was installed next to the carousel in 1926 and was restored in 1978. It features 256 wooden pipes, a glockenspiel, castanets, a crash cymbal, a triangle, and snare and bass drums. There are more than 150 music rolls for the band organ, which plays the music using perforated music rolls, similar to a player piano.</p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:58:43 -0700 2011-05-29T14:37:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114566007 1926 Wurlitzer Organ <p>From <a href="http://www.carouselnews.com/August-2009/August-2009/Glen-Echo-Dentzel-Carousel-Survives-Nine-Decades.html" rel="nofollow"> The Carousel News and Trader Magazine</a>:<br /> <br /> The Wurlitzer 165 band organ was installed next to the carousel in 1926 and was restored in 1978. It features 256 wooden pipes, a glockenspiel, castanets, a crash cymbal, a triangle, and snare and bass drums. There are more than 150 music rolls for the band organ, which plays the music using perforated music rolls, similar to a player piano.</p> mj*laflaca maryland carousel glenecho dentzelcarousel glenechopark wurlitzerorgan http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114565297/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114565297/" title="Dentzel Carousel"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6201/6114565297_66564b428d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dentzel Carousel" /></a></p> <p>The beloved <a href="http://www.nps.gov/glec/dentzel-carousel.htm" rel="nofollow">Dentzel Carousel</a> at Glen Echo Park. It's my kind of amusement park ride. I don't do roller coasters or rides with names that include words like Extreme or Monster.<br /> <br /> Sorry for the poor quality, I'm not sure what Flickr did to it when uploading or converting the file.</p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:58:24 -0700 2011-09-04T23:58:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114565297 Dentzel Carousel <p>The beloved <a href="http://www.nps.gov/glec/dentzel-carousel.htm" rel="nofollow">Dentzel Carousel</a> at Glen Echo Park. It's my kind of amusement park ride. I don't do roller coasters or rides with names that include words like Extreme or Monster.<br /> <br /> Sorry for the poor quality, I'm not sure what Flickr did to it when uploading or converting the file.</p> mj*laflaca maryland carousel glenecho dentzelcarousel glenechopark http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500181/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500181/" title="Entrance and trolley"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6210/6114500181_15a79ab52c_m.jpg" width="240" height="192" alt="Entrance and trolley" /></a></p> <p>From the <a href="http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=306" rel="nofollow">Historical Marker Database</a> :<br /> <br /> Electric trolleys were introduced to the United States in 1888 in Richmond, Virginia, and quickly became the predominant mode of public transportation used throughout the first third of the 20th century. These vehicles ran more efficiently than horse and cable cars, and changed people's perception of speed and distance. Nearly all cities built trolley lines. <br /> <br /> They carried people to work and to their homes, and stimulated the development of suburban communities like Glen Echo. By World War I trolley transport was the fifth largest industry in the country. To increase off-hour ridership, many trolley companies established amusement parks, called &quot;trolley parks&quot; at the end of their lines. <br /> <br /> Glen Echo Park was one such &quot;trolley park&quot;. Originally opened as an amusement park in 1898, the land was purchased by The Washington Railway and Electric Company in 1903, and their number 20 line stopped at Glen Echo. This line began at Union Station in Washington D.C. and followed a private right-of-way parallel to the Potomac River. The line ended in Cabin John, Maryland at the one lane bridge. This trolley line offered a scenic ride from the city to the country.</p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:31:50 -0700 2011-05-29T15:40:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114500181 Entrance and trolley <p>From the <a href="http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=306" rel="nofollow">Historical Marker Database</a> :<br /> <br /> Electric trolleys were introduced to the United States in 1888 in Richmond, Virginia, and quickly became the predominant mode of public transportation used throughout the first third of the 20th century. These vehicles ran more efficiently than horse and cable cars, and changed people's perception of speed and distance. Nearly all cities built trolley lines. <br /> <br /> They carried people to work and to their homes, and stimulated the development of suburban communities like Glen Echo. By World War I trolley transport was the fifth largest industry in the country. To increase off-hour ridership, many trolley companies established amusement parks, called &quot;trolley parks&quot; at the end of their lines. <br /> <br /> Glen Echo Park was one such &quot;trolley park&quot;. Originally opened as an amusement park in 1898, the land was purchased by The Washington Railway and Electric Company in 1903, and their number 20 line stopped at Glen Echo. This line began at Union Station in Washington D.C. and followed a private right-of-way parallel to the Potomac River. The line ended in Cabin John, Maryland at the one lane bridge. This trolley line offered a scenic ride from the city to the country.</p> mj*laflaca trolley entrance maryland glenecho glenechopark http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500179/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500179/" title="Cuddle Up Pavilion"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6075/6114500179_310cab0626_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Cuddle Up Pavilion" /></a></p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:31:49 -0700 2011-05-29T14:54:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114500179 Cuddle Up Pavilion mj*laflaca maryland glenecho glenechopark cuddleuppavilion http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500177/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500177/" title="Bumper Car Pavilion"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6193/6114500177_f7d7a9b3a9_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Bumper Car Pavilion" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.glenechopark.org/bumper-car-pavilion" rel="nofollow">www.glenechopark.org/bumper-car-pavilion</a></p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:31:49 -0700 2011-05-29T14:55:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114500177 Bumper Car Pavilion <p><a href="http://www.glenechopark.org/bumper-car-pavilion" rel="nofollow">www.glenechopark.org/bumper-car-pavilion</a></p> mj*laflaca maryland glenecho glenechopark bumpercarpavilion http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500171/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500171/" title="Adventure Theater"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6205/6114500171_c255a60bc8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Adventure Theater" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.adventuretheatre.org/" rel="nofollow">www.adventuretheatre.org/</a></p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:31:49 -0700 2011-05-29T14:52:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114500171 Adventure Theater <p><a href="http://www.adventuretheatre.org/" rel="nofollow">www.adventuretheatre.org/</a></p> mj*laflaca maryland glenecho glenechopark adventuretheater http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500163/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500163/" title="Popcorn Gallery"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6199/6114500163_f2d79c05b4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Popcorn Gallery" /></a></p> <p>Home to <a href="http://www.glenechopottery.com" rel="nofollow">Glen Echo Pottery</a>.</p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:31:49 -0700 2011-05-29T15:12:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114500163 Popcorn Gallery <p>Home to <a href="http://www.glenechopottery.com" rel="nofollow">Glen Echo Pottery</a>.</p> mj*laflaca maryland glenecho glenechopark glenechopottery popcorngallery http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500159/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/6114500159/" title="Yurts"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6071/6114500159_4603e85596_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Yurts" /></a></p> <p>From the <a href="http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=37571" rel="nofollow">Historical Marker Database</a>:<br /> <br /> These interesting and unusual buildings function as studios and classrooms in Glen Echo Park. Yurts have a long history. In Mongolia, yurts have been practical homes for thousands of years. In fact the word yurt means &quot;homeland&quot; or &quot;domain.&quot; To nomadic herders of the steppes they were the ideal mobile home. They were portable, strong, and could be insulated from the high winds of the Asian Steppe. Consisting of a framework of saplings and a covering of animal hide, they are bound together with horse hair rope. They could be struck and packed up in thirty minutes and were light and compact enough to be carried by a horse. <br /> <br /> Today yurts all share their distinctive but are built in different variations and used in different ways all over the world. Most Glen Echo yurts have a circular skylights at their roof peaks. Some are insulated with sod roofs. They were brought here in 1972 to be assembled for Humanisphere, an 18 month habitat exhibit on the National Mall that was cancelled before it began. At that time, Glen Echo Park was beginning a new life as a park for the arts. These buildings seemed to fit in perfectly and filled a need for studio/classroom space. Today, more than thirty art classes are held in our yurts. Artists and students design, learn, and produce art work.</p> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:31:49 -0700 2011-05-29T15:44:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6114500159 Yurts <p>From the <a href="http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=37571" rel="nofollow">Historical Marker Database</a>:<br /> <br /> These interesting and unusual buildings function as studios and classrooms in Glen Echo Park. Yurts have a long history. In Mongolia, yurts have been practical homes for thousands of years. In fact the word yurt means &quot;homeland&quot; or &quot;domain.&quot; To nomadic herders of the steppes they were the ideal mobile home. They were portable, strong, and could be insulated from the high winds of the Asian Steppe. Consisting of a framework of saplings and a covering of animal hide, they are bound together with horse hair rope. They could be struck and packed up in thirty minutes and were light and compact enough to be carried by a horse. <br /> <br /> Today yurts all share their distinctive but are built in different variations and used in different ways all over the world. Most Glen Echo yurts have a circular skylights at their roof peaks. Some are insulated with sod roofs. They were brought here in 1972 to be assembled for Humanisphere, an 18 month habitat exhibit on the National Mall that was cancelled before it began. At that time, Glen Echo Park was beginning a new life as a park for the arts. These buildings seemed to fit in perfectly and filled a need for studio/classroom space. Today, more than thirty art classes are held in our yurts. Artists and students design, learn, and produce art work.</p> mj*laflaca maryland yurt glenecho glenechopark http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5602732177/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5602732177/" title="Beady"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5141/5602732177_13599e7745_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Beady" /></a></p> <p>A <a href="http://www.thelostthing.com/" rel="nofollow">Lost Thing</a>?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/hreef/index.html" rel="nofollow">Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef</a>, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC.</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:41:34 -0700 2011-03-26T11:27:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5602732177 Beady <p>A <a href="http://www.thelostthing.com/" rel="nofollow">Lost Thing</a>?<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/hreef/index.html" rel="nofollow">Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef</a>, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC.</p> mj*laflaca washingtondc nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory hyperboliccrochetcoralreef http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5602732169/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5602732169/" title="Not your grandma's crochet"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4094/5602732169_01169dcb7f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Not your grandma's crochet" /></a></p> <p>On a related note, check out <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009j6wb" rel="nofollow">coral gardener Austin Bowden-Kerby</a>.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/hreef/index.html" rel="nofollow">Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef</a>, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC.</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:41:34 -0700 2011-03-26T11:27:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5602732169 Not your grandma's crochet <p>On a related note, check out <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009j6wb" rel="nofollow">coral gardener Austin Bowden-Kerby</a>.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/hreef/index.html" rel="nofollow">Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef</a>, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC.</p> mj*laflaca washingtondc nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory hyperboliccrochetcoralreef http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603287000/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603287000/" title="Ink Orchids"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5186/5603287000_2b4a5f10be_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ink Orchids" /></a></p> <p>Finger paintings by Luo Ping. China, Qing dynasty, 1780.<br /> <br /> One of a group of artists known as &quot;the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou,&quot; Luo Ping dipped his fingers in ink to paint these orchids.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={061AABC7-8FEE-4597-98A3-E490F52DD2E9}" rel="nofollow">Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/orchids/index.html" rel="nofollow">Orchids exhibit</a>, National Museum on Natural History, Washington DC</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:28:34 -0700 2011-03-26T11:34:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5603287000 Ink Orchids <p>Finger paintings by Luo Ping. China, Qing dynasty, 1780.<br /> <br /> One of a group of artists known as &quot;the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou,&quot; Luo Ping dipped his fingers in ink to paint these orchids.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={061AABC7-8FEE-4597-98A3-E490F52DD2E9}" rel="nofollow">Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/orchids/index.html" rel="nofollow">Orchids exhibit</a>, National Museum on Natural History, Washington DC</p> mj*laflaca painting washingtondc orchids nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory luoping http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603286998/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603286998/" title="Intoxicating scent"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5064/5603286998_5ee9b20430_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Intoxicating scent" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/orchids/index.html" rel="nofollow">Orchids exhibit</a>, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:28:34 -0700 2011-03-26T10:51:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5603286998 Intoxicating scent <p><a href="http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/orchids/index.html" rel="nofollow">Orchids exhibit</a>, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC</p> mj*laflaca washingtondc orchids nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603218720/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603218720/" title="Outside the Canaletto exhibit"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5265/5603218720_13cf90a559_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Outside the Canaletto exhibit" /></a></p> <p>This is outside the breathtaking <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/veniceinfo.shtm" rel="nofollow">Canaletto</a> exhibit, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. You can see a mural of a Canaletto view painting in the background. I asked my daughter how long she thought it might take her to do such a painting. She said, &quot;a lifetime.&quot;</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:55:05 -0700 2011-03-12T17:59:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5603218720 Outside the Canaletto exhibit <p>This is outside the breathtaking <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/veniceinfo.shtm" rel="nofollow">Canaletto</a> exhibit, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. You can see a mural of a Canaletto view painting in the background. I asked my daughter how long she thought it might take her to do such a painting. She said, &quot;a lifetime.&quot;</p> mj*laflaca washingtondc gondola nationalgalleryofart canaletto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603218714/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603218714/" title="Pimp my gondola"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4104/5603218714_d0847fcdd7_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Pimp my gondola" /></a></p> <p>Outside the breathtaking <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/veniceinfo.shtm" rel="nofollow">Canaletto</a> exhibit, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:55:05 -0700 2011-03-12T18:00:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5603218714 Pimp my gondola <p>Outside the breathtaking <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/veniceinfo.shtm" rel="nofollow">Canaletto</a> exhibit, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.</p> mj*laflaca washingtondc gondola nationalgalleryofart http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603203040/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603203040/" title="Petals"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5107/5603203040_ee92819948_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Petals" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.usbg.gov/" rel="nofollow">US Botanic Garden</a>, Washington DC.</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:47:02 -0700 2011-03-12T17:33:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5603203040 Petals <p><a href="http://www.usbg.gov/" rel="nofollow">US Botanic Garden</a>, Washington DC.</p> mj*laflaca flower fountain washingtondc petal usbotanicgarden http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603203036/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603203036/" title="It's a jungle down there"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5224/5603203036_9c89a2d8dc_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="It's a jungle down there" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.usbg.gov/" rel="nofollow">US Botanic Garden</a>, Washington DC.</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:47:02 -0700 2011-03-12T17:03:37-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5603203036 It's a jungle down there <p><a href="http://www.usbg.gov/" rel="nofollow">US Botanic Garden</a>, Washington DC.</p> mj*laflaca washingtondc usbotanicgarden http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603203034/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5603203034/" title="Cocoa tree"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4104/5603203034_0fdd4161d9_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Cocoa tree" /></a></p> <p>No, it doesn't smell like chocolate. <a href="http://www.usbg.gov/" rel="nofollow">US Botanic Garden</a>, Washington DC.</p> Sat, 09 Apr 2011 06:47:02 -0700 2011-03-12T16:43:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5603203034 Cocoa tree <p>No, it doesn't smell like chocolate. <a href="http://www.usbg.gov/" rel="nofollow">US Botanic Garden</a>, Washington DC.</p> mj*laflaca tree washingtondc cocoa usbotanicgarden http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5291690188/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5291690188/" title="What the..."><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5241/5291690188_09e1a3ed17_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="What the..." /></a></p> <p>As far as I could tell this was an advertisement for Mastercard.</p> Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:19:20 -0800 2010-12-25T16:04:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5291690188 What the... <p>As far as I could tell this was an advertisement for Mastercard.</p> mj*laflaca red shoe washingtondc metro advertisement trainstation unionstation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5290175663/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5290175663/" title="Trippy tree"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5203/5290175663_072ef05afb_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Trippy tree" /></a></p> <p>Playing with my son's nifty kaleidoscope glasses. I've had the angel on top of the tree since I was a teenager.</p> Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:57:36 -0800 2010-12-25T12:14:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5290175663 Trippy tree <p>Playing with my son's nifty kaleidoscope glasses. I've had the angel on top of the tree since I was a teenager.</p> mj*laflaca christmas kaleidoscope christmastree http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5288616199/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mjlaflaca/">mj*laflaca</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/5288616199/" title=""><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5009/5288616199_a582c96e92_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="" /></a></p> <p>From a tour of houses with over-the-top Christmas displays.</p> Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:17:18 -0800 2010-12-24T19:34:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (mj*laflaca) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5288616199 <p>From a tour of houses with over-the-top Christmas displays.</p> mj*laflaca roof reindeer christmaslights santaclaus rudolph arlingtonva http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en