i spent saturday in our nation’s capital with my sister. the weather was unbelievable — sunny and in the 80s. being a red-haired, fair-skinned, green-eyed girl, my shoulders were burned by noon, even though i was wearing sunscreen.
despite the unusually warm weather and the large crowds, the city was absolutely beautiful. i live so close that sometimes i think i take it for granted. i see the monuments and memorials every day on my drive to and from work. they are a fixture, a constant on my daily horizon.
seeing them up close this weekend reminded me how truly lucky i am to be surrounded by the capitol skyline — the history and tradition that binds us as a nation, reminds us of our shared past, and gives us a glimpse of our future.
21 April 2008 at 6:33 pm |
Great pictures of your trip. The one of the White House with the flowers in the foreground should be in a magazine.
22 April 2008 at 6:49 am |
thanks, colin. that white house picture was taken laying down behind a bed of tulips in lafayette park. the tulips did a great job of hiding both the white house perimeter fence and the tourists that were gathered along pennsylvania avenue.