Trains, Cats & Knitting

Photos of various aspects of my past week:

1) Trains

All Aboard!
(at BWI Amtrak station)

While stopped in D.C. I saw this:

Acela Express Train - these babies FLY by and always scare the pants off of me!

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Little known fact (at least unknown to me) -- from D.C. to points south, train engines are diesel. From D.C. to points north, engines are electric. And so, when stopping in D.C., an engine exchange must be made:

Here comes our diesel engine!
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Departing D.C. -- finally got a shot of the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument together

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Lovely old Victorian in Ashland, VA
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I'm always amazed at all the farmland that is so close to Richmond
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Between D.C. & Richmond, I knit a few more repeats on my Mason-Dixon dishcloth.
Did I mention I was a slow knitter?
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2) Cats

Remember how I mentioned yesterday that my house was filthy? I wasn't kidding.

A small corner of my horribly cluttered coffee table and all the stuff that has fallen on the floor thanks to the cats.
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In and amongst the clutter, why, who is this? None other than Ms. Casey.
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Now that's more like it -- straightened up a bit and the cats are happy.
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So happy, in fact, that Casey is begging for a belly rub
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3) Knitting



I finally finished the Cascade Fixation flip-flop socks I knit for my SIL Jenny, who taught me to knit, who likes pink, and who I'm going to see later today down at the beach, once I get off my behind and hit the road. She's also getting a matching pair of pink Reefs, and if you look closely, you will see that the sole of the flip flop has a bottle opener! Perfect for sippin' Coronas at sunset!

And so, with that, I bid you adieu!