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Your Summer Refuge: Rock Creek Park

Posted on July 30, 2023July 31, 2023 by Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Many people shun high summer in Washington. And when wildfire smoke merges with our usual brew of heat and humidity, the out of doors do not beckon. Indeed, on the…

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Rock Creek Park: A Nature and History Walk (Smithsonian Associates — Rescheduled)

Spend a spring morning exploring the verdant wooded trails of Rock Creek Park with naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley.

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Dogwood drupes fuel the southern migration of many birds. Photo by Susan Austin Roth

Autumn Abundance & 5 Quirky Ways to Celebrate It

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Autumn in the “City of Trees,” and from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, is one long season of flowering, fruiting and vibrant color. Celebrate this magical time in some quirky ways!

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Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Rock Creek Park: A Nature and History Walk (Guided Walk — Smithsonian Associates)

The walk begins near Peirce Mill, the historic and recently restored grist mill that celebrates the region’s agrarian past.

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Close-up of pinxterbloom azalea in Rock Creek Park by Susan Austin Roth

May Musings

Posted on May 6, 2021August 30, 2021 by Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Take a virtual spring stroll through Rock Creek Park under the newly leafed canopy. The wild azaleas are blooming and the wood thrush is back!

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Winter sunset at Hains Point

Become a Winter Wanderer in the “City of Trees”

Posted on December 15, 2020August 30, 2021 by Melanie Choukas-Bradley

“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.” Winter in Washington offers unparalleled beauty to the trained eye.

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Washington, City of Trees

Autumn in Washington: An Embarrassment of Riches

Posted on October 22, 2020August 30, 2021 by Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Here is my first blog post, written on a sunny and colorful October day in Washington, DC. I hope you’re finding solace in autumn beauty wherever you live!

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