Elaine was working for the Forest Service in Washington D.C. when this picture was taken in our back yard in the early '70's. We lived on Arlington Ridge Road a couple miles south of the Pentagon for 12 years. We were there during the years that all 4 kids went through Gunston Jr. High and Wakefield HS. The tree behind Elaine was a Dogwood with beautiful, big white flowers. Geraniums did very well back there and this one is growing in the base of an old broken bird bath turned upside down. While it doesn't show on the picture, it is strategically placed where the parking area was to the right and we would back up to the area on the left to be able to drive forward up the driveway. Ridge Road was a busy thoroughfare so driving on was necessary. We were here at the time all 4 kids learned to drive so being able to turn around in our back yard was important. We did buy a new VW Beetle for them to learn to drive which was easier than attempting to learn in our Station Wagon. Those were good years. We didn't realize at the time just how good they were but they left us with many happy memories.
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