beacon of light January 15th, 2009
This is taken from the south side of the WWII Memorial looking towards the Washington Monument.
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Obama, welcome to Washington November 5th, 2008
Obama wins, and the people celebrated last night in DC. I was definitely awake last night — well past 3am — to the sounds of joyous yelling, car honking galore, and general celebrational noises (fireworks). It’s an interesting time to be living in this city, and I’m looking forward to seeing how things will change in the next 6 months.
“young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled — Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.”
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Tags: DC, Exteriors, The National Mall, Washington Monument, monuments, politics, white house
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the guy with the sign June 2nd, 2008
I’ve seen this guy several times now on my bike route from home towards the Lincoln Memorial. Matt walked over and snapped this picture of him last weekend, and apparently he asked Matt if he’d ever served in the army. The guy told him he was lucky when he answered “no.”
I have to wonder exactly how much time he spends by the side of the road flipping his sign back and forth (the other side says Bring our Troops Home) While I do appreciate activism and protesting for things you believe in, this just seems to me like an exercise in futility. I guess the sign gets lots of horn honks and it makes people think for a few minutes… but what else?
…or maybe he lost a son or daughter in Iraq, and this is therapeutic for him… who knows? If you are the sign guy and you happen to read my blog, please do share your motivation.
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Tags: DC, Exteriors, People, monuments, roads, signs
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Arlington National Cemetery May 23rd, 2008
This morning I had the honor of attending the funeral of one of my co-worker’s mother. Her mother served as an Air Force Military Nurse and was given a full military funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. It was a truly amazing and moving ceremony complete with the horse-drawn caisson, the bugler playing “taps”, the honor detail folding the flag, and a twenty-one gun salute.
This photo is from a trip we took to to the cemetery but in honor of Memorial Day the Army (I believe) has placed a small American flag in the ground in front of every single tombstone in the cemetery. To put it in scale for those who have not visited, Arlington National Cemetery is the resting place of more than 290,000 of our country’s bravest and covers an area of 624 acres. That is a lot of flags.
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The U.S Navy Memorial = end point of the Nation’s Triathlon April 29th, 2008
We both registered for the Nation’s Triathlon, this coming after weeks of internal debate about my ability to start swimming again, commitment to biking to work, and willingness to jump into the Anacostia River come September 14th, the day of the race. Ugh.
In the interest of thinking positively, I’ve posted an old photo I took of the U.S Navy Memorial, which, incidentally, is where the Olympic distance triathlon concludes. That’s .9 miles of swimming, 24 miles on bike, and 6.2 miles of running. Though in my case it may be better described as flailing through the water, pedaling around praying for no flat tires, and light jogging. Though Ron Burgundy said it best : “I believe it’s jogging or yogging. It might be a soft j. I’m not sure but apparently you just run for an extended period of time. It’s supposed to be wild.”
So come September 14th, I am going to be very, very happy to arrive at the U.S Navy Memorial.
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Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin March 31st, 2008
So obviously we had to post a cherry blossom picture to show off the same thing that every other DC blog, article, website, news report, or person on the street is currently mentioning. (That last link has some really great images.)
We made it down around the Tidal Basin this past Saturday to see the trees and other festival events, and yes, it is worth it — despite the slow moving crowds. The best part is actually the people watching: the women taking photos with blossoms shoved in their faces, the parents stuffing their little toddlers in the branches for a photo-op, etc etc. And of course the paddle-boaters above, making circles in the Tidal Basin, with the Jefferson Memorial in the distance.
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View from the Top March 18th, 2008
I made it over to the Old Post Office Pavilion after the parade on Sunday, and it’s a pretty cool place to spend a few hours. You can take the elevator tour to the tower top, which is well worth the 15 minute wait — and it’s free, too. There is a little history exhibit at the top, as well as the Bells of Congress on display. But most important is the beautiful view of the city from the open-air tower top. It provides interesting angles of the Capitol Building, Washington Monument as seen above, and much of the urban fabric around the National Mall.
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The Great Emancipator March 7th, 2008
Here is Mr. Lincoln’s hand, a closeup shot from the Lincoln Memorial located at the western-most part of the National Mall. The words inscribed above his head: “In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever.” Here’s the full guy.
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In a gentle way, you can shake the world. -Gandhi January 31st, 2008
This double-exposed photo was taken with a Windsor Camera (Diana Clone). It captures a statue of Gandhi and also the branches of a gnarly old tree. The statue of Gandhi is in front of the Indian Embassy, close to Dupont Circle, on a triangle plot of land bordered by 21st St, Q St, and Massachuesetts Avenue in Northwest DC.