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Current Exhibit
Photos from my Safari in Kenya
Joan Topalian in Tenleytown
I was born in DC and still live in my family home. I grew up in Tenleytown and went to Janney, Alice Deal, Wilson (Jackson Reed) and American University. I spent 34 years at The National Institutes of Health and retired as an Executive Officer.
I took a trip of a lifetime to Eastern Kenya for two weeks. The safari was located in three different camp sites; all in conservancies. Everyone slept in huge tents each night. I had a Maasi tracker and a Maasi driver and a Range Rover each day. I fell in love with the variety of cats and their cubs.
We were so lucky to find a mother Cheetah and her cub three days in a row. We watched them for an hour each day. I did not realize that hippos came to the river every morning and stood in the river until nighttime. They go down under the water for 5 minutes and come up for one minute.
Two families of elephants came each evening at sundown to get fresh water from a pool that the conservancy furnishes every day. They arrive in long lines, one by one, with the babies in between the large mothers and fathers.
While it was 100 degrees in DC; it was in the 70s on Safari each day. However, morning and late evening are cold! Bring layers of clothes. By 10 am it’s in the 70s,
If you get a chance to go on Safari, don’t think twice, Go!
Water Colors and Collage Cards
Cynthia Lehmann in Friendship Heights
Cynthia Lehmann of Faraday Place NW submitted paper flowers to the Little Gallery two years ago. Flowers are still important in my life but my method of depicting them has changed.
I belonged to an international coffee club which sent their coffee in beautiful ethnic paper bags far too beautiful to put in the recycling bin. What to do with these beautiful bags? I made Christmas cards last year but that didn’t put a dent in my stash. Moving on to birthday cards for friends incorporating watercolor flowers and vases made from the bags and a few larger pieces using watercolor and more bags. I think this year’s Christmas cards will finally deplete the supply. Then on to something new.
Another Lesson in Forgiveness
An Original Song by Nathan Edelmann in Minneapolis
I grew up here on Fessenden Street and now live and work in Minneapolis. I have always loved music and started writing songs at a young age. Music is still a big part of my life. I’m in a band in Minneapolis where I play piano and guitar, write songs and sing. I hope you like this song. See you next time!
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