April 2006 Archives

Raspberry Falls is a showcase of spring color! See if you can identify these spieces:

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First row from left: Fothergilla, Cherokee Dogwood and the lowly Dandelion.

Second row from left: Japanese Pine candle and cone (and a bug), Viburnum and the prickly Barberry.

There are two distinct regions in Loudoun County: east and west. Eastern Loudoun features an urban lifestyle while the west is still characterized as rural. Western Loudoun is known for it's equestrian roots, farms and most recently, vineyards. Here is a sample of "horse country:"

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This is a small horse property just south of Round Hill, Virginia in Western Loudoun on Windover Hill Lane. Very bucolic!

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