I got my first jury duty notice in the mail over the weekend. Is it a little weird that I’m really interested to go see what it’s all about? I know it’s usually a dreaded notice by most people. Hmm, maybe I will change my mind after going…
I am officially singing the post holiday blues. Doing the whole “work” thing just isn’t as nice as relaxing with the family, eating/drinking, and getting/giving gifts. I thought I’d put up this adorable little pup with a bow around his neck to try to bring some (minor) joy to others who are feeling a little blah today. I found him last year around this time keeping guard in front of one of the uber nice homes (mansions?) in Kalorama.
… fortunately New Years is just around the corner, woooohoooo bubbly!
An oldie but a goodie — Matt took this picture three Christmas seasons ago (2005) of the lions with wreaths in Judiciary Square. They watch over the National Law Enforcement Officer’s memorial. “The Wicked Flee When No Man Pursueth, But The Righteous Are Bold As A Lion.”
Go vote! Get your sticker. I already did.
It’s Columbus Day and all, and I’m at work when 95% of DC is still sleeping right now, so I thought I would make great use of my time to write a little history lesson: This is a statue of Isabella I of Castile, and it’s outside the Organization of American States building at 17th and Constitution, NW. Isabella was married to Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Spain was politically unified under Carlos I of Spain, their grandson. Christopher Columbus’s plan to sail west to the Indies was denied by Queen Isabella three times before she finally agreed to his terms. He and his crew departed on August 3rd and arrived in America on October 12. (Wikipedia.org)
All of that sailing and discovering, and still the parking garage is not free today. 
I don’t like these floating holidays! Let the parking be free!
This is the “Majesty of the Law” sculpture outside the Rayburn House Office Building, which is just south of the US Capitol Building between Independence Ave and C St. SW. According to DC Memorials.com, he’s holding a book of federal laws with the United States seal on the cover, and his sword is meant to represent valor. His counterpart is the female “Spirit of Justice,” and she holds a lamp to symbolize truth and righteousness. The photo was taken with the lensbaby, which is what gives it the blurry effect.
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.