It was a beautiful Easter weekend in DC, with everything in bloom, warm temperatures, and people grilling outside. Ahhhhhh. Lots of things to be happy and thankful for. I just love this textured photo of tree blossoms with The Cairo apartment building in the background. Seems almost like a watercolor painting at a glance…

   
This picture makes me think of depression era dust bowl farm houses that have been beaten and worn by the relentless weather around them.  Fortunately, I did not have to take a trip in time/space to get the shot as it is actually a carriage house in Dupont Circle.  I love that the shutters are so worn that the paint and upper layers of wood have been wiped away exposing the warmer colored wood core underneath. The only portion of the shutter spared the beating looks to be the upper third which has gained some protection from the overhanging eave.  Sloppy painting on the mullions and scrawny vines that cling to the wooden lap siding are fitting for this desperate scene.  That being said, a steady rain must sound amazing as its drops pelt the tired tin roof.
   

hmm, who is to blame here — Did the tree eat the fence, or was it unwillingly engulfed? Either way, I think that nature is winning here.

   
Another photo from the fisheye camera… kinda creepy don’t ya think? Maybe I should have saved this for Halloween next year or something…

There is a new holiday decoration in the form of a snowflake tree in Georgetown! It’s in the park at the west end of M Street, right before the Key Bridge. It looks really beautiful at night, as captured there by M.V. Jantzen on Flickr, but it also has an interesting structural appeal in the day light too. (Wow I sound like a nerd.)