Seen on the Street category archive

Another picture from my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.

From my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck:

Otters cavorting in a creek–another picture from my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.

A picture from my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.

A picture from my brother in Virginia’s Northern Neck.

Cypress trees at Seashore First Landing State Park on a sunny, warm February day:

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H/T Susan for the pic.

Not what I would expect to see on January 2, but I also did not expect to ride my bike in a sunny 70 Fahrenheits on January 1.

Some random pictures from our visit to the Norfolk Botanical Gardens yesterday:

Three trees in the Japanese Garden.

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More pictures from the Neptune Festival. (Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Five.)

Atlantis, by Zsolt Toth

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More pictures from the Neptune Festival. (Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Six.)

Treasured Memories.
(Unfortunately, I did not note the sculptor’s name.)

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More pictures from the Neptune Festival. (Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Five. Part Six.)

Bait and Switch, by Brian Wigelsworth.
(On the back, a bit of the sand had fallen out of the sculpture, and a little flag saying “Ouch” had been placed in the damaged area.)

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More pictures from the Neptune Festival. (Part One. Part Two. Part Four. Part Five. Part Six.)

Meditation, by Andrius Petkus and Dmitry Klimenko.

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More pictures from the Neptune Festival. (Part One. Part Three. Part Four. Part Five. Part Six.)

Emerge-ncy, by Jonathan Bouchard and Jacinthe Trudel.
(This was one of my favorites.)

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Sunday, we went to the Neptune Festival to see the sand sculptures. It was well worth the effort.

In past years, in addition to the entrants in the sculpture contest, “unofficial” sculptures have lined the beach along the boardwalk, but unusual amount of rain we had in September kept them from appearing. The pictures taken below were all taken under the “big tent,” so I have had to tweak them a bit with the Gnu Image Manipulation Program; otherwise, they would look flat and dull.

I hope to post more as the week goes on. (Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Five. Part Six.)

Blackberry Blossom, by Kirk Rademaker and Sue McGrew

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This was struggling to get off its back and on its feet on the deck yesterday. I think it’s either a long-horn beetle (that’s lost one of its horns) or a red oak borer.

I guess he’s comfortable.

Afterthought:

He’s a very affectionate cat. “Affectionate cat” means either a cat that is hungry or a cat that is willing to accept affection.