Vaso’s Kitchen and Gravelly Point

We decided to do something different today. After our morning walk in the neighborhood we took a drive to cool down. On the way home we looked up Vaso’s Kitchen website - a favorite Alexandria restaurant - and ordered a Greek pizza, avgolemono soup, spanikotiropita, and chicken souvlaki for pick up. On the drive over to get it, we stopped by the house and got a soda. We would need it for when we stopped at Gravelly Point on the way back home to have an unexpected lunch date. Since there was more than enough food for lunch and dinner, we thought the pizza would be great and easy to feast on while we watched the planes take off from Reagan airport along the Potomac River. There were a lot of cars, and a lot of geese. There were even more pigeons and crows waiting for handouts. The whole time we were having lunch a few planes landed, but none took off until we were headed for the exit. It hardly mattered because even in the ninety degree heat it was tolerable under the cloudy skies to do something different. And it felt good. 

Planes Overhead Along the GW Parkway and Potomac River

Whenever we flew into Washington DC before we moved here, it was usually along the Potomac River by Mount Vernon and rarely along the national mall where all the familiar monuments are. And if we ever went that way, we were always on the wrong side of the plane to see anything. It is quite interesting to see things from above to get a different perspective. Yesterday we were traveling along the GW Parkway to American Plant to buy a couple tomato plants. Every few minutes was another plane in the sky heading to Reagan airport along the Potomac River and the national mall. Each of the photos is thirteen different planes that I happened to see on the way out by the Washington monument through Arlington, and on the way back by Georgetown, the other side of Arlington, and the Watergate. I'm always looking up anyway to see if I can catch an eagle flying around. No luck! I suppose a lot of folks like to visit DC. We did quite frequently before we moved here. The only thing in common with Milwaukee is that the airport there was the same distance from our house as it is here. But the scenery in between is quite different. 

Flying Objects Along the Potomac and the Tidal Basin

There is no snow to force the Canada Geese to go further south, so they are hanging around here in large numbers. Just about anywhere you look they are there. We started out for brunch today and a few were flying in formation on our way to the GW Parkway. The planes were landing at Reagan - wonder how close they get? All along the Potomac they were sitting in bunches and standing on the ice. A lone boater was fishing further up stream. Unfortunately a red fox met his maker - red tail blowing in the breeze. On the way home we took a ride around the tidal basin... More planes and geese hanging around all the familiar monuments and landmarks. We've loved here several years now and it's always amazing to be able to see the sights here is such a casual way, in all seasons. If you look hard enough there is always something interesting to see. Actually, you don't even have to try very hard.