Nicko's Big Picture http://www.nickomargolies.com/big A Humble Collection of Stories and Photographs Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Peat Moss on a Hill – Scottish Highlands http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/peat-moss-scottish-highlands/ http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/peat-moss-scottish-highlands/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:37 +0000 Nicko http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/?p=5162 Yellowing peat moss covers a rocky hill against a cloudy blue sky in the Scottish Highlands.Taken on April 18th, 2008.

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]]> http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/view-from-the-old-man-of-storr-isle-of-skye-scotland/feed/ 0 Post-Election Celebration at the White House http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/post-election-celebration-at-the-white-house/ http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/post-election-celebration-at-the-white-house/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 03:43:32 +0000 Nicko http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/?p=5146 An Obama supporter hoists an American flag in the air at the White House in Washington DC following the reelection of the president in 2012.Taken on November 7th, 2012.

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]]> http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/presentation-on-cleaning-open-data/feed/ 0 Easel Pad Brainstorm http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/easel-pad-brainstorm/ http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/easel-pad-brainstorm/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:43 +0000 Nicko http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/?p=5124 A number of TransparencyCamp attendees discuss hackathons by drawing on a large piece of paper.Taken on May 4th, 2013.

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]]> http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/05/texting-on-paddle-boats/feed/ 0 April 2013 – Photographs in Review http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/april-2013-photographs-in-review/ http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/april-2013-photographs-in-review/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 03:59:05 +0000 Nicko http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/?p=5085 A kite flies near the Washington Monument at the annual Cherry Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall. Colorful kites fly among the strings of other kites during the annual Cherry Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall. A panorama of kites in the air and the crowds near the Washington Monument at the annual Cherry Blossom Kite Festival on the National Mall in Washington D.C. My friend Leo flies a kite at the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival near the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. A large and solitary American flag kite flies at the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival near the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. A number of cherry blossoms bloom a bit early at the Tidal Basin near the National Mall in Washington DC. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial packed with tourists and paddle boats during the cherry blossom festival at the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. A panoramic photo taken from the upper deck at Nationals Park in Washington DC. A hamburger from brunch in Washington DC featuring bacon, swiss cheese, mushrooms, tomato, onion, lettuce and a poppy and sesame bun. A spring sprout of prink tree blossoms and green leaves in Washington DC. A high contrast lens flare of leaves and blossoms on a tree in the spring sunlight seen in Washington DC. The United States Capitol Building seen at dusk on a spring evening in Washington DC. A single duck on the windy blue waters of the Tidal Basin in Washington DC.

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]]> http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/a-lone-duck-in-the-tidal-basin/feed/ 0 Capitol Building at Dusk http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/capitol-building-at-dusk/ http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/capitol-building-at-dusk/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:00:58 +0000 Nicko http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/?p=5082 The United States Capitol Building seen at dusk on a spring evening in Washington DC.Taken on April 27th, 2013.

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]]> http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/backlit-tree-blossoms/feed/ 0 Bacon Swiss Mushroom Burger http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/bacon-swiss-mushroom-burger/ http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/2013/04/bacon-swiss-mushroom-burger/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:15:38 +0000 Nicko http://www.nickomargolies.com/big/?p=5069 A hamburger from brunch in Washington DC featuring bacon, swiss cheese, mushrooms, tomato, onion, lettuce and a poppy and sesame bun.Taken on April 20th, 2013.

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