Timber Branch Creek
The narrow park along Timber Branch Creek in Alexandria, Virginia is where we walk our dog. Click on an image below to open up an individual gallery. I’ve also posted some of these images on my other web site. Let me know at ddmcd@yahoo.com if you need a higher-resolution version of what I’ve posted here.
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A Walk Through the Park on August 31, 2010 (21)
Low flying jets heard overhead. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 29, 2010 (14)
A good Insect day. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 25, 2010 (10)
Porcelainberries in Living Color. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 24, 2010 (7)
Some Clematis (Virgin's Bower) that escaped the Mad Mower of Timber Branch Park. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 23, 2010 (16)
Fall cometh. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 21, 2010 (24)
More mushrooms. Also holly berries, another white planthopper, greenbrier tendriles, and pokeweed berries. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 19, 2010 (14)
Mushrooms and a Zabulon Skipper. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 17, 2010 (15)
Things are still flowering and the bees are still buzzing. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 16, 2010 (9)
Lots of rain overnight. Sensitive ferns are coming back after being mowed. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 11, 2010 (4)
A moth. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 10, 2010 (12)
You want purple? You got purple. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 8, 2010 (10)
Pictures of a downed Red Maple. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 7, 2010 (10)
A morning glory glowing in the morning sun. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 4, 2010 (13)
A Fall Webworm Moth posed this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 2, 2010 (20)
A cool morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 1, 2010 (29)
A glorious day. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 31, 2010 (5)
Saw a police car driving around the park this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 30, 2010 (12)
Cooler and lower humidity this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 29, 2010 (12)
There be spiders. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 28, 2010 (11)
What is the insect with the snout (last 2 pictures)? -
A Walk Through the Park on July 27, 2010 (13)
Something is eating the Hoary Tick-trefoil. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 26, 2010 (9)
Not as humid this morning as yesterday. Saw several new spiderwebs but they are very difficult to photograph. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 25, 2010 (8)
Nostalgia: saw several fathers out walking with their small children this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 24, 2010 (7)
100 degree weather today. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 23, 2010 (13)
An interesting bug day. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 20, 2010 (14)
Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) is starting to bloom. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 18, 2010 (19)
Finally, an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). -
A Walk Through the Park on July 17, 2010 (25)
More insects. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 13, 2010 (7)
Things are very green after a night of steady rain. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 12, 2010 (18)
Moss continues to amaze me. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 9, 2010 (7)
Hoary Tick-Trefoil seeds are starting to take shape. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 8, 2010 (6)
Another unidentified butterfly. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 7, 2010 (9)
Day Three of No Herons Sighted. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 5, 2010 (22)
A Silent Sentinel. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 4, 2010 (7)
A Platoon of Planthoppers! -
A Walk Through the Park on July 3, 2010 (13)
Sycamores are still shedding bark. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 2, 2010 (9)
Yellow-crowned Night-herons are still here. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 29, 2010 (12)
Still soggy after yesterday's downpour. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 27, 2010 (8)
Not seen here: a flock of white-throated sparrows. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 26, 2010 (10)
Trumpet-Creeper blooms! -
A Walk Through the Park on June 25, 2010 (16)
Summer is upon us. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 24, 2010 (12)
The Lunaria are officially in "coin mode." -
A Walk Through the Park on June 23, 2010 (16)
Humid and wet after the rain .. but sunny. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 22, 2010 (20)
Leafhoppers today. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 21, 2010 (9)
Nice views of a moth and a heron. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 20, 2010 (19)
Touch-me-nots are blooming. Will hummingbirds be far behind? -
A Walk Through the Park on June 19, 2010 (26)
The juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night-Herons are out and about. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 18, 2010 (16)
A VERY sunny morning! -
A Walk Through the Park on June 17, 2010 (15)
Tendrils, anyone? -
A Walk Through the Park on June 16, 2010 (19)
Things just keep getting greener... -
A Walk Through the Park on June 13, 2010 (12)
There be spiders... -
A Walk Through the Park on June 10, 2010 (19)
Check out the shadow of the damselfly (picture number three). -
A Walk Through the Park on June 9, 2010 (7)
Rainy and dark this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 8, 2010 (7)
Neat little white flower. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 7, 2010 (6)
A Cloudless Sulphur butterfly. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 6, 2010 (23)
A good morning for insects. -
A Walk Through the Park on June 2, 2010 (16)
That Yellow Crowned Night Heron's nest is starting to look a bit crowded. -
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A Walk Through the Park on May 29, 2010 (26)
Things are green and lush after a rainy night. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 26, 2010 (8)
... and it's not even Summer yet ... -
A Walk Through the Park on May 25, 2010 (8)
Not sure what those grape like berries are attached to... -
A Walk Through the Park on May 23, 2010 (21)
Leafhopper! -
A Walk Through the Park on May 21, 2010 (20)
Little blue flowers! -
A Walk Through the Park on May 20, 2010 (12)
Another beautiful day - and more ladybugs. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 17, 2010 (25)
Lots of rain overnight. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 16, 2010 (23)
Wild strawberries! -
A Walk Through the Park on May 15, 2010 (15)
Herons staying close to the nest. What's inside? -
A Walk Through the Park on May 12, 2010 (9)
Wild Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) are flowering (or at least budding). -
A Walk Through the Park on May 11, 2010 (14)
Virginia Creeper are blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 10, 2010 (6)
Chilly but sunny this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 9, 2010 (13)
Meadow Garlic still haven't bloomed. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 6, 2010 (18)
Magnolia are blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 5, 2010 (23)
Last year at this time the Meadow Garlic were already blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 2, 2010 (29)
Asters, chokecherry, and one heron in the woods. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 1, 2010 (20)
Ducklings! -
A Walk Through the Park on April 30, 2010 (14)
Herons are back. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 27, 2010 (16)
Bright and sunny. Many White Throated Sparrows sighted along the path. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 26, 2010 (11)
Drizzle, cloudy, but very green. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 23, 2010 (14)
Today, some insects. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 22, 2010 (28)
Photographic proof: female mallards have blue wing bars. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 21, 2010 (14)
I think we're at least two weeks ahead of where we were last year at this time: http://www.ddmcd.com/timber-branch-creek/a-walk-through-the-park-on-april-21-2009/ -
A Walk Through the Park on April 18, 2010 (30)
A bit of a chill in the air. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 16, 2010 (14)
Catalpa, elm, sassafras, maple, mulberry -- lots to see. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 12, 2010 (17)
Insects are making their presence known. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 7, 2010 (14)
Lots of cherry blossoms. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 6, 2010 (20)
Herons are back. So are the May Apples. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 4, 2010 (13)
Easter Sunday. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 3, 2010 (19)
The violets are back. So are the Yellow-crowned Night Herons. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 2, 2010 (14)
Lots of low-down blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 31, 2010 (12)
The last day of March. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 30, 2010 (12)
Still waiting for Trout Lilies to bloom. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 28, 2010 (10)
Trout Lilies are getting ready to bloom (last 2 pictures). -
A Walk Through the Park on March 25, 2010 (11)
Gill-over-the-ground (Ground Ivy) are blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 24, 2010 (10)
Today's color is Yellow. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 23, 2010 (16)
Violets and Periwinkle bloom. Trout Lily leaves are up. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 21, 2010 (52)
Spring. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 18, 2010 (20)
Bright and sunny. Green is accelerating. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 17, 2010 (7)
The Red Maple are blooming. Also, a Dwarf Spider is seen. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 15, 2010 (4)
Another wet and dreary morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 14, 2010 (15)
Very wet and soggy this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 11, 2010 (14)
The Mallard appears to have a Mate. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 10, 2010 (6)
Gray and overcast. More geese overhead. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 9, 2010 (10)
Snowdrops were out in force today. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 8, 2010 (9)
Noisy geese fly overhead. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 7, 2010 (13)
Saw and heard a lot of birds today, including a young Cooper's Hawk. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 6, 2010 (7)
More green appears every day. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 5, 2010 (13)
Today's Featured Bird: Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens). -
A Walk Through the Park on March 4, 2010 (10)
Today's featured tree is Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). -
A Walk Through the Park on February 25, 2010 (8)
More buds. -
A Walk Through the Park on February 22, 2010 (9)
The crocuses are blooming! -
A Walk Through the Park on February 21, 2010 (20)
You can smell the snow melting. -
A Walk Through the Park on February 14, 2010 (11)
I find shadows on snow to be endlessly fascinating. -
A Walk Through the Park on February 7, 2010 (13)
Snow. Sun. Shadows. -
A Walk Through the Park on February 3, 2010 (7)
Snow overnight. followed by a sunny morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on January 31, 2010 (11)
The snow and cold are back. -
A Walk Through the Park on January 25, 2010 (9)
The crocuses are coming up. Seems a bit early, but who am I to argue? Also, here's what things looked like one year ago today: http://www.ddmcd.com/timber-branch-creek/a-walk-through-the-park-on-january-25-2009/ -
A Walk Through the Park on January 10, 2010 (15)
I took these pictures on January 8, 9, and 10. -
A Walk Through the Park on January 4, 2010 (9)
It's freezing outside. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 27, 2009 (26)
A day of rain melted the snow. -
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A Walk Through the Park on December 19, 2009 (8)
The Snow Arrives. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 12, 2009 (7)
After a night with frost, the day arrives as sunny, cold, and bright. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 8, 2009 (8)
Another dog walker told me she had just seen a fox a few minutes before we crossed paths near the pedestrian bridge. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 7, 2009 (8)
I repaired the LCD screen on my Casio EX-Z850. These pictures are from this morning's walk. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 6, 2009 (9)
The robins were out in force this morning; one sat still long enough for me to take its picture. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 5, 2009 (4)
A cold, wet, drizzly pre-snow walk this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 29, 2009 (10)
A touch of frost overnight. A mallard has returned to the creek as well. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 22 2009 (25)
The heron's nest - unoccupied and forlorn. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 21 2009 (9)
I totally missed the heart in all the years I've been walking past this tree. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 15, 2009 (35)
A spectacular sunny morning. A lot of color, again. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 14, 2009 (20)
I'm always pleasantly surprised at how colorful a dreary, gray, and drizzly day can be. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 7, 2009 (14)
Today's theme is NOVEMBER LEAVES. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 5, 2009 (14)
Here's what the park looked like one year ago today: http://www.ddmcd.com/timber-branch-creek/a-walk-through-the-park-on-november-5-2008/ -
A Walk Through the Park on October 25, 2009 (19)
Finally, a really sunny morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on October 21, 2009 (13)
Yellow is becoming the dominant color. -
A Walk Through the Park on October 12, 2009 (16)
Cool and cloudy this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on October 7, 2009 (8)
Experimenting with different settings on camera to accommodate cloudy conditions. -
A Walk Through the Park on September 28, 2009 (36)
I took these pictures over the past three mornings. -
A Walk Through the Park on September 20, 2009 (9)
Air was cooler this morning. A few leaves are falling here and there. -
A Walk Through the Park on September 15, 2009 (12)
Fall may be coming but flowers are still blooming and bugs are still crawling. -
A Walk Through the Park on September 2, 2009 (9)
Overnight the temperature dipped into the 50's. Fall is coming. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 26, 2009 (12)
Lots of bugs today. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 17, 2009 (15)
Several of the flowers here I have not been able to identify. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 11, 2009 (10)
After a night of rain the sun shines. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 1, 2009 (14)
The touch-me-nots (jewelweed) are not blooming as much as last year and I have not seen any hummingbirds yet. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 26, 2009 (22)
It was very humid this morning. The plants have responded positively to last night's rain. I have seen the yellow crowned night heron once this past week. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 19, 2009 (12)
I have not seen a Yellow-crowned Night-heron for 5 days. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 13, 2009 (24)
The Yellow-crowned Night-herons are out and about, flying all around the creek and surrounding neighborhoods. During this morning's walk one almost hit me flying away as I disturbed it walking along the creek. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 2, 2009 (7)
I saw the Walking Backwards Lady this morning. -
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A Walk Though the Park on June 21, 2009 (9)
I'm constantly amazed at the day to day and week to week variation of flora and fauna in this little park. This is the first time I've seen Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). -
A Walk Though the Park on June 10, 2009 (14)
I am having some difficulty identifying all the flowers here (other than the big fat orange one). -
A Walk Through the Park on June 3, 2009 (18)
Wild Strawberries! -
A Walk Through the Park on May 31, 2009 (25)
The "Touch Me Nots" are blooming (see the orange flowers). Can the hummingbirds be far behind? -
A Walk Through the Park on May 26, 2009 (6)
After a night of rain it was STILL raining. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 22, 2009 (10)
Very sunny. Yellow-crowned night-herons not seen. Lots of dew from overnight. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 19, 2009 (27)
After so many days of rain, the park has taken on a lush green appearance. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 14, 2009 (26)
Lots of rain this past week. Things are very green -
A Walk Through the Park on May 5, 2009 (19)
Finally some bug pictures. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 3, 2009 (18)
Really wet and drizzly this morning. But lots to see. -
A Walk Through the Park on May 2, 2009 (27)
Wildflowers continue to appear. It has now been two days since I saw the Yellow Crowned Night Herons. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 27, 2009 (23)
May Apples Blooming. Plus a mystery item found hanging from a branch. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 24, 2009 (22)
Two days of sunshine after lots of rain. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 21, 2009 (18)
The May Apples are coming along nicely, Dogwood continue to bloom, and the Yellow Crowned Night Herons are maintaining their precarious perch high above the creek. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 12, 2009 (11)
Easter Morning. Beautiful sunshine. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 10, 2009 (24)
Tent Caterpillars are here. Also, Trout Lilies are deepening in color after several days of blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on April 4, 2009 (19)
Warm today. Hawk guarding nest. Spotted 4 male mallards. Trout Lilies blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 31, 2009 (8)
Cool this morning but sunny. Mallards hanging out by the pedestrian bridge. Hawk seen nearby in tree high above. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 28, 2009 (28)
Wet and foggy, today's Spring Cleanup was a great success! -
A Walk Through the Park on March 21, 2009 (21)
Lots of pollen in the air. Pictures include a sleeping duck. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 19, 2009 (9)
Crocuses are almost all gone, and bushes are starting to explode. Still wet and rainy but that's good. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 7, 2009 (26)
The snow is gone and serious green is starting to show. Plus there are more crocuses than ever before AND I caught a hawk taking a bath in the creek. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 4, 2009 (4)
The crocuses have survived the snow and bitter cold. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 2, 2009 (15)
Yep, it snowed. -
A Walk Through the Park on March 1, 2009 (8)
A slight dusting of snow does not prevent Spring from showing through. And, the bamboo I thought we eradicated years ago is starting to make a comeback! -
A Walk Through the Park on February 15, 2009 (10)
Cold but very bright and sunny. Signs of Spring. -
A Walk Through the Park on February 11, 2009 (7)
The crocuses bloomed today! -
A Walk Through the Park on February 1, 2009 (5)
I like ice patterns. -
A Walk Through the Park on January 25, 2009 (9)
Viewing included Geese and a Hawk. -
A Walk Through the Park on January 16, 2009 (5)
The temperature was 10 degrees F this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 13, 2008 (8)
Winter is setting in but there is still much to see. For these pictures I borrowed Number One Son's camera. (The third to the last picture contains an image of a hawk perched in a tree.) -
A Walk Through the Park on December 7, 2008 (9)
A dusting of snow overnight. Last image: raccoon tracks. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 24, 2008 (3)
Frost on leaves this morning and ice skimming over slow moving parts of the creek. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 18, 2008 (8)
Most of the leaves are down now. This makes it much easier to see the birds. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 9, 2008 (10)
There are a couple of things here I don't recognize. Always something new to see. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 7, 2008 (20)
The theme for today: Orange and Red. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 5, 2008 (14)
The theme today: Yellow and Gold. -
A Walk Through the Park on November 2, 2008 (3)
Some flowers are still blooming, and yesterday I saw some bees buzzing around. But the changing of the leaves appears to be accelerating. -
A Walk Through the Park on October 26, 2008 (9)
It was bright and chilly this morning, but still not cold enough overnight to wilt the Sensitive Fern (last picture in series). -
A Walk Through the Park on October 19, 2008 (10)
A couple of these pictures are from October 16, 2008. My favorite: the flowering holly. -
A Walk Through the Park on October 5, 2008 (13)
The mornings are getting cooler. I saw no hummingbirds this morning around the little orange flowers. -
A Walk Through the Park on September 28, 2008 (17)
It was gray and wet this morning but there were still many nice things to see. -
A Walk Through the Park on September 21, 2008 (12)
The title of the last picture is "The Boy Who Caught a Fish In His Shoe" -
A Walk Through the Park on September 13, 2008 (13)
Despite the lateness of the season, a lot of things are still blooming. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 31, 2008 (15)
I heard an owl hooting while walking the dog this morning. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 24, 2008 (16)
This was a late afternoon walk. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 7, 2008 (9)
Another walk with the dog. At one point I smelled grapes. -
A Walk Through the Park on August 3, 2008 (18)
It rained last night. The air this morning was clean and bright. -
April-June 2008 (16)
Pictures taken from April through June, 2008. -
A Walk Through the Park on July 20, 2008 (20)
I took these pictures while walking my dog on the morning of July 20, 2008. -
Clean Up Day April 15 2006 (28)
For the past 2 years, Alexandria resident Diane Blair has organized an annual volunteer clean up by nearby residents of the narrow parkland that stretches along Timber Branch Creek. -
A Walk Through the Park on December 6, 2005 (4)
First snow of the season! -
A Walk Through the Park on November 13, 2005 (19)
I took the dog for a walk again, this time on Sunday afternoon, November 13. It was a glorious Autumn day. Here are some pictures of what we saw. -
A Walk Through the Park in March 2005 (10)
Over the past two weeks, Spring has slowly but surely been creeping in. The real tip-off was the return of the Duck Family...