public space – Black and White

median household income

There are 3,144 counties and county-equivalents in the United States. Of the top-ten household median income counties, four are in Virginia near DC. The WPA photographers have new ground to plow.

shark

Biked from Falls Church downhill nine miles to the Mall. Many people, kites and a shark.

the density was notable

Inauguration H Street

No jumbotrons on the Mall. Watch Party 1/20/2025 at the Capital One Arena if you were one of the first 20,000 in line

Doors opened at 8:00. Participants had an eight hour day.

The line on H Street was long, overseen by multiple law enforcement folk.

Flagman

Indeed

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John 1

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Plane

airplane interior — I was the last person off the plane

Rivanna

Rivanna River — Charlottesville people have rediscovered the benefits of being proximate to a river. At the same time developers have discovered “empty” acres next to the river for a huge parking lot and biosphere destruction. Read about the riverside, help save it. Circus Grounds Preservation Corporation.

Rivers

Tilly has a defined route in the morning. One stop is visiting with neighbor dog Rivers.

3 dogs — Running by the river, on occasion we stop and make the acquaintance of new canines

A swim followed by rolling in the dirt provides a capstone experience.

a thousand people in the street

Market St west view — “Now in its 21st year, the Charlottesville Marathon & Half Marathon is one of the oldest and most coveted races in Charlottesville. It has been defined as America’s Destination Marathon because of its scenic beauty and historical background”–Charlottesville Marathon

Market St east view — Traffic calming. People in the street. It is a magical moment when the people displace automobile and truck traffic. Incredibly, the mass of humanity is quieter than one idiot with a bad muffler or a loud stereo.

Wes

Wes Bellamy, February 14, 2013

Rivanna

Rivanna River heron — The Rivanna River is a premier resource for Central Virginia.

People in Charlottesville are making use of the Rivanna. The Charlottesville political leadership continues to ignore the river. I hope the City Council will engage, in a helpful manner, soon.

Some “studying” has been done but significant steps have not been taken.