Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Kbikeva]

2/13/2023 Architecture

You did say “unique”. This is the shopping center that has one of my favorite bike stores in it. It might look at home in Bavaria, but even there, I think it would just be over the top.

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[Steve O]

2/13/2023 – Architecture
This is the oldest house in the Aurora Highlands neighborhood in Arlington.
Dating to about 1870 and associated with Sunnydale Farm, I would characterize this as “American Farmhouse”
It seems to have been well maintained.

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[camiller]

2/13/2023 Architecture

Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church on Braddock Road in Fairfax. Google Maps has beautiful pictures of the church interior.

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[drevil]

2/13 Architecture

The Oakland Cathedral is the first cathedral built entirely in the 21st century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Light_(Oakland,_California)?wprov=sfti1 https://maps.apple.com/?ll=37.810500,-122.263100&q=Cathedral%20of%20Christ%20the%20Light%20(Oakland,%20California)

[JoM]

2/13/2023 Architecture

Ojo del Sol, also called The Fish House by local residents, is a home designed in 1993 by architect Eugene Tssui. The building was constructed between 1994 and 1995 in a residential neighborhood of Berkeley California. The home’s name “Ojo Del Sol”, Spanish for “Eye of the Sun”, originates from the fifteen foot diameter eye-like window that faces south. According to the architect, the structure is based upon the world’s most indestructible living creature, the tardigrade.

[bikingjenn]

This house is an example of a style growing in popularity. I have coined the term “where is the architect? architecture” aka WITAA to describe this style. Houses of this type are popping up all over Arlington, yet each is unique. When I look at these fine homes, I ask myself, “Where was the Architect?” This WITAA style home has been under construction for three years. Note the windows with white trim on the second floor and black trim on the first floor. Also notice that there are three homes in one. The big brick thing that looks as if it is going to sink into the ground, the white part behind that which could house at least one family of five, and the garage, which also could house a family of five. Is the owner on the Forum? I hope not.

[Nadine]

1/13/23

I couldn’t find the house I was looking for but this one going up is kinda different, with that blue room sticking out on the side . (It’s also near where I thought the other one would be so [emoji848])

[sszibler]

National Building Museum. Now if I’d only ride during the day maybe I could see some indoor architecture. All the bumps in DC hurt tonight. Drivers don’t stop at flashing red lights anymore. That’s a new 🤬 them cars thing I’ve noticed recently.

[cvcalhoun]

2/13/23 Unique architecture
The Mushroom House of Bethesda

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[Steve O]

2/14/23 – Errandonnee

Bringin’ home the victuals!

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[Steve O]

@cvcalhoun 224187 wrote:

1/13/23 Unique architecture

@Nadine 224183 wrote:

1/13/23
I couldn’t find the house I was looking for but this one going up is kinda different, with that blue room sticking out on the side .

Time flies when you’re having fun!

[Kbikeva]

2/14/23 Errandering

I only had one errand in mind, which was to go pick up both crystallized and fresh ginger for a cake. Went into Wegmans, picked up what I needed, and rode home. It was so beautiful in the woods behind my house. When I saw the snow drops I decided to try to be artistic with my photo. For the first one, I had the snow drops in the foreground and the bike in the background with the gingers on a log in front of the bike.

I didn’t like the photo, so I carefully picked up the crystallized ginger and the piece of fresh ginger and tucked them in the top of my open pannier. Next I repositioned the bike. Put the jacket down for back drop, put the crystallized ginger down for effect and . . . no fresh ginger. Dug through the pannier. No fresh ginger. It had apparently leapt for freedom.

Now when the forest floor is covered with leaves in all different shades of brown it is very difficult to find a piece of ginger-colored ginger in the leaves. Fortunately, it was a beautiful day, and I could casually look like I was enjoying the sunshine while I tried to find the elusive quarry.

20 minutes later, I finally found it. Another person walked by looking at me as if I were crazy and I mumbled something about “artistic photo.” I’m pretty sure she was smirking as she continued on her way. Now that I look at it, the bike and the snow drops are nice, but the ginger looks like it’s flipping me off. Nonetheless, it was a beautiful warm day and I had a lot of fun.

If you want to see the perfectly camouflaged ginger, check out my Strava feed.

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[Kbikeva]

@Nadine 224183 wrote:

1/13/23

I couldn’t find the house I was looking for but this one going up is kinda different, with that blue room sticking out on the side . (It’s also near where I thought the other one would be so [emoji848])

Stacked shipping containers?

And 1/13/23?

[LeftyLaura]

Saber was great help to me @ Home Depot, I returned a defective light bulb and said for a good review he had to be in my picture. 9 am is the perfect time for the HO as not many customers and lots standing around the return desk. Suet for the birds in the basket and off to Trader Joe’s for flowers & cucumbers. No, you don’t get to see the full basket. That was my mission and it was completed!

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[ALClayville]

2/14/23 errandeering
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