LOCATION: CHEVY CHASE, MD DATE: October, 01, 2011 SUBJECT: Wedding of Rebecca Blatt and Brett Hovell at Woodend Sanctuary. PICTURED: CREDIT: Jay Premack Photography

Coming home after the surgery. My wrapped thumb is bigger than my other fingers!

Showcase of fall looks and accessories at the Chevy Chase Anthropoligie store Fall Fashion Show. A photographer's paradise!

Thanksgiving 2009 in DC

The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)

Showcase of fall looks and accessories at the Chevy Chase Anthropoligie store Fall Fashion Show. A photographer's paradise!

The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)

Chevy Chase.

Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood, California, USA.

Backlit against a south-facing window on a sunny winter day.

Jean Banks NP 2022. Photo by Marilyn STONE, Montgomery Parks, MNCPPC.

The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)

The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)

The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)

chance from texas. he was pretty cool. reminded me of brett roberson from wayne county. this picture was during our roundtable meetings.

A water main break in Friendship Heights / Chevy Chase, Md, causes a sinkhole that partially swallows a parked car. Pls credit "jay mallin/flickr"

The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)

Chevy Chase, DC

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The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)

Woodend Sanctuary & Mansion, Audubon Naturalist Society, Chevy Chase, MD

The Netherland-America Foundation holds its' gala awards dinner celebrating Dutch - American heritage at the Washington Golf and Country Club in Arlington, VA on Friday, may 11, 2012 (James R. Brantley)