I talked to our Reston based grown children yesterday. I guess the inauguration ate all of the traffic.
There were always a few days when DC area traffic magically did not materialize. It was always such a treat to not be swamped by vehicles.
I would guess that long time residents would be reminded of the days when Reston not the packed place that it is today.
Having day without a lot traffic just shows how nice Reston could be if there were a lot less people on the road. I wonder if the parking lots were also empty or did people just use a non-commuting today to go shopping?
We had a great day on the coast. It snowed for the first time in six years. As I wrote on the Crystal Coast Living Blog, it came as a real surprise.
The good news is that it was that best of all snows, the kind that looks pretty and never sticks to the road. It was an ephemeral snow which actually pleased me since we did not move to the beach to deal with snow.
Actually I have to admit that this snow hardly qualified as snow. It certainly was like some of the snows that I can remember from my Reston days. There were at least a couple of years when I was pretty sure that Reston was becoming a glacier.
I suspect the traffic was back in full force today. It never hides for very long. My commute home from work included the sunset in this post. I drove by the Croatan National Forest Tideland Access Point.
The scene was exceptionally peaceful with Swansboro in the distance and a blazing sun gradually dropping into the river. I imagine that some Reston area commuters would enjoy a few minutes in the fading sun by the White Oak River if they could work it into their schedules.
