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2/27/2021 -- "black" or "white" on a sign. From a sign in Fort Ward: "It [March on Washington] was an awesome experience: thousands and thousands of people from all across the country, black and...

2/26/2021 -- acronym or initialism. In urbanist circles, opponents of development are often labeled as NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) or CAVEs (Citizen Against Virtually Everything). But the acronym...

2/25/2021 -- duck. The park in front of the Parc Meridian at Eisenhower Station has a bunch of animal sculptures situated around a stormwater retention pond, including a giant metal dragonfly,...

2/24/2021 -- "Charles and Diana" subanagram. A grim thought for a beautiful day, but here's my bike at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. NCMEC is the nation's clearinghouse and...

2/23/2021 -- mosaic. National Harbor has two cool mosaics by artist Cheryl Foster, celebrating notable people and species of the Chesapeake Bay. This part of the mosaic shows the commissioned admiral...

2/22/2021 -- purple house. This was a fun one, even in the sleet! I hadn't realized how many houses have brightly painted doors or trim. Here's a house with purple shutters in Del Ray:

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2/21/2021 -- the word "peace" in any language. Here's my bike visiting the mural "Education, Not Incarceration" at the Tenants and Workers United Building in Alexandria. The artist goes by MasPaz...

2/20/2021 -- overhead picture. I had the same thought as CaseyKane50, the MVT from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. My cold and windy wait atop the bridge was rewarded with not one, not two, but three...

2/19/2021 -- planet. This one's for reji! Planet Earth in the NSF logo:

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Nope, not too late! I have plenty of gaiters left. $10 each, payable in cash, PayPal, or Venmo. Free delivery within Arlington or Alexandria, or add a $1 if you want it mailed to you. Thanks.

2/18/2021 -- fully electric car. Here's a Chevy Bolt EV. I'm sure I didn't look suspicious at all, riding slowly through the neighborhood just after midnight, squinting at every car while trying to...

2/17/2021 -- bird house, bird bath, or bird feeder. I found two bird houses and a bird feeder on Commonwealth Avenue. I could hear birds chirping in the trees, but it was too cold to wait around for...

2/16/2021 -- crown. Here's my bike visiting Royal Restaurant, which has two crowns in its store sign (visible between the power lines). I had already quaxed for breakfast before I went to Royal...

2/15/2021 -- "St Skeletor's Day" subanagram. Like CaseyKane50, I also visited Whiskey and Oyster. I've never tried either their whiskeys or their oysters, but their Taco Tuesday specials are great.
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2/14/2021 -- heart. My bike at one of the four temporary installations at 1550 Wilson Boulevard in Rosslyn. The installations show messages submitted via social media. Some of the messages are...

2/13/2021 -- Diner. Scavenger-hunting and quaxing at Bob and Edith's Diner in Crystal City, where I had the pleasure of running into Boomer2U and HokieBeth, who were doing the same thing!

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2/12/2021 -- ox (or any bovine). In front of Cheesetique in Shirlington:

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2/11/2021 -- movie poster. At the AMC Hoffman 22 in Alexandria:

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Safety to Nome is a documentary about the Iditarod Trail Invitational, which makes Freezing Saddles look like a walk in the...

2/10/2021 -- star. Going with the music theme, here's one of the murals at the Birchmere in Alexandria, with a "you are here" star on the map.

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2/9/2021 -- pizza. Del Ray Pizzeria: good pizza selection, good beer selection, friendly people. What's not to like?

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2/8/2021 -- the word "Japanese." My experience was similar to cvcalhoun's: I decided to bike to Japanese Auto City, and I even checked Google Streetview to make sure the sign was easily visible from...

2/7/2021 -- owl. There's a house on Columbus St. whose residents have a fondness for bird-themed yard art:

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2/6/2021 -- ice cream. Specifically, matcha Oreo ice cream from SnoCream at TheBlock, in Annandale:

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This one seemed seasonally appropriate, given that Valentine's Day is coming up. At 5839 Colfax Ave in the Alexandria part of Fairfax:

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2/5/2021 -- stationary clock. Like CaseyKane50, I also went to Alexandria's City Hall:

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