Tag: street scenes

These Annandale homes shine brightly for the holidays

December 14, 2018

Who’s got the best and brightest Christmas lights in Annandale? Here are our contenders, although there well might be some hidden gems out there. If so, let us know. Here is just part of the seen-from-space display on Linconshire Street, a longtime holiday tradition. It’s impossible to get the whole display in one picture, as … Continued

Tree art enlivens Annandale street

July 24, 2017

#arts, #street scenes

A medieval scene in Annandale. A dragon appeared last week on the corner of Old Columbia Pike and Downing Street in Annandale. It’s threatening a damsel in distress, but a knight is coming to her rescue. A wizard is expected to make an appearance soon. A block away, a 12-foot tall cat is standing guard … Continued

Scene around A-Town: Wacky weather

March 14, 2017

#nature, #street scenes, #weather

Rhododendrons in early March. A late snowstorm hasn’t been kind to these flowers, who probably thought, like the rest of us, that we were done with winter. Despite a mild winter and early spring, it’s not quite time yet to put away the snow shovels. The kids finally get a snow day.

Holiday lights brighten up Annandale

December 21, 2016

#holidays, #street scenes

Murray Lane in Sleepy Hollow Woods. These Annandale residents dressed up their homes for the holidays in style – or at least with lots of lights. Here are few of the best and brightest. Murray Lane in Broyhill Crest. This flashy display on Forest Street is synchronized with music. The minion helped this home on … Continued

Scene around A-Town: A walking campaign ad

November 1, 2016

#elections, #politics, #street scenes

Jay Fadgen on Columbia Pike. During this election season, some people are content to put up a yard sign or bumper sticker. Annandale resident Jay Fadgen is taking a more active approach – walking along Columbia Pike with a sandwich board touting Hillary Clinton for president. His board cites Clinton’s experience (secretary of state, senator) … Continued

‘Take me to your reader’

June 13, 2016

#arts, #street scenes

More and more of those “Little Free Libraries” are popping up throughout the Annandale/Mason area. Many are cutely designed, but the little robot at the corner of Patrick Henry Drive and Annaliese Drive in the Ravenwood Park neighborhood in Seven Corners has to be the most unusual. The little red boxes are actually tiny libraries … Continued

Lots of statues, no limitations

May 7, 2016

#arts, #gardening, #street scenes

All of the statues pictured here are in front of houses in Mason District. Some are on heavily traveled roads; others are more hidden away but all are visible from the street. Can you identify their location? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Scene around A-Town: Nature in action

January 1, 2016

#nature, #street scenes, #wildlife

Eddie Haskell Carlstrom took this photo of what looks like a Cooper’s hawk feasting on a squirrel in his backyard in Broyhill Crest in Annandale on New Year’s Day. There has been a sighting of a bald eagle off Evergreen Lane. If anyone gets a photo please send it in.

Annandale homeowners get creative for Halloween

October 24, 2015

#holidays, #street scenes

Thanks, Annandale residents, for bringing the Halloween spirit to the community. We don’t know who lives in these houses, but we like your style. A giant spider attacks 4621 Duncan Drive. [Photo by Michelle Negrelli] The house 4600 Country Lane becomes a scary spectacle at night. A graveyard at 4201 Woodland Road. [Photo by Michelle … Continued

Scene around A-Town: A dragon lurks in Luria Park

August 15, 2015

#parks, #street scenes

You never know what strange creatures you might find in an Annandale park.

Scene around A-Town: Crocuses!

March 14, 2015

#gardening, #street scenes

As soon as the snow melted, this yard on Larchmont Drive in Annandale erupted with crocuses. Spring must be around the corner.

Scene around A-Town: Mr. Liberty

January 28, 2015

#businesses, #street scenes

What was “Mr. Liberty” doing dancing around on Columbia Pike in Annandale on a bitterly cold afternoon yesterday? Adam Ghoneim, 19, wearing a turquoise Statue of Liberty hat and robe was trying to drum up business for Liberty Tax Service, at 4301 John Marr Drive, which is owned by his mother, Leslie Ghoneim. Adam, a … Continued