More Of the Botanical Garden lighting...

More Of the Botanical Garden lighting..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

GardenFest of Lights
Friday November 23, 2007 to Monday January 7, 2008
5 - 10 p.m.

This was the beginning of the walk to be taken last night.

More Of The Conservatory at Lewis Ginter

More Of The Conservatory at Lewis Ginter, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

GardenFest of Lights
Friday November 23, 2007 to Monday January 7, 2008
5 - 10 p.m.

This was the best of the set . I took several more but they were blurry. Night photography is my bane!

The Greenhouse...

The Greenhouse..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

The Conservatory is the "Jewel of the Garden." This 11,000 square-foot complex houses exotic and unusual plants from around the world in its permanent collection and features beautiful seasonal displays. Crowned by a 63-foot-tall dome, the Conservatory includes a central Palm House, a semi-tropical wing featuring our orchid collection, and two wings with changing themed displays full of seasonal color and interest.

Tobacco Company Christmas Tree...

Tobacco Company Christmas Tree..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

www.thetobaccocompany.com
This tree was inside the Tobacco company where we ate last night. The food was VERY GOOD!! The place was decorated with Victorian Christmas ornaments all over the restaurant. It was a very festive evening with a good jazz blues band playing in the bar area. The tree is about 3 stories tall and can bee viewed from all levels of the bar.

Downtown At Night...

Downtown At Night..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Richmond had their lighting of downtown last weekend. This is a part of it. It was taken at Riverfront Plaza II.

The End of The Line...

The End of The Line..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was near the end of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens Christmas walk that we did last night. I thought that it was a good shot and it turned out well.

HIV-positive Navy chaplain gets 2 years on sodomy charges

QUANTICO, Va. (AP) — An HIV-positive Navy chaplain has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to forcible sodomy and other charges.

Lieutenant Commander John Lee admitted having sex with an Air Force officer without disclosing that he had HIV. He also admitted to forcing himself on a midshipman in the U.S. Naval Academy.

Lee was sentenced after entering a plea agreement at his court-martial in Quantico, Virginia.

A Marine spokesman says nobody is known to have contracted HIV from Lee.

Lee, a Catholic priest, had been assigned as a chaplain at the Naval Academy from 2003 to 2006, and later as chaplain at the Marine Corps base in Quantico. He was relieved of his duties and had his ability to function as a priest revoked in June.

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