February 28 Picture

February 28
Arlington, VA
St. Patrick's Day Fundraiser
Irish girls dancing
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St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic.
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February 27 Picture

February 27
Arlington, VA
Local licks at our favorite Irish pub
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"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life."
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February 26 Picture

February 26
21st & Constitution Ave, Washington DC
U.S. Federal Reserve Building's Bird Bath
(must have really large birds?)
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February 25 Picture

February 25
The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
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"I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we too, will be remembered not for our victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit."
-President John F. Kennedy
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The Kennedy Center, opened in 1971, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America’s living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation’s busiest arts facility. Touring Kennedy Center productions and its television, radio, and Internet broadcasts reach millions around the world.
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February 24 Picture

February 24
Air Force Memorial - Arlington, Virginia
A national place of pride, reverence and remembrance located just outside the Nation’s Capital.
It is dedicated to the Men and Women of the United States Air Force and its Heritage Organizations.
The Memorial was given to the nation during its formal dedication on October 14, 2006.
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"She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes. "
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February 23 Picture

February 23
Arlington County Peace Officers Memorial statue@
the Arlington County Justice Center
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Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding
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February 22 Picture

February 22
Washington, DC
This guy had his headset doing some dance exercise routine & he was good & he was hilarious to watch & oblivious to the fact that I took his picture this close!!
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"Dancing: the vertical expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music."
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February 21 Picture

February 21
Chinese New Year Parade - Chinatown, DC
"Year of the Tiger"
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February 20 Picture

February 20
"Learn to reverence night and to put away the vulgar fear of it, for, with the banishment of night from the experience of man, there vanishes as well a religious emotion, a poetic mood, which gives depth to the adventure of humanity."
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February 19 Picture

February 19
Gotta' love the DC Metro system.
"The only way of catching a train I ever discovered is to miss the train before"
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February 18 Picture

February 18
"CONTRAST"
I (we) discovered the "Webcam" today...
"Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure"
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February 17 Picture

February 17 - ASH WEDNESDAY@Washington National Cathedral
I chose this day to photography the National Cathedral only then realizing it was Ash Wednesday...
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"Philosophy is the love of wisdom: Christianity is the wisdom of love. "
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February 16 Picture

February 16
@ The National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial
400 7th St, NW, WDC
What the people want is very simple.
They want an America as good as its promise.
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February 15 Picture

February 15
Cats are notoriously sore losers. Coming in second best, especially to someone as poorly coordinated as a human being, grates their sensibility
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February 14 Picture

February 14
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
Korean War Memorial, DC
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February 13 Picture

February 13
Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.
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February 12 Picture

February 12
Mirth is God's medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it.
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February 11 Picture

February 11
Self - portrait
We run away all the time to avoid coming face to face with ourselves.
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February 10 Picture

February 10
Blizzard of 2010 - Round 2
“Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is the end of it”
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February 9 Picture

February 9
Herndon, VA
"A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books"
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February 8 Picture

February 8
Dulles Airport
I wish I could fly myself out of this snow!!
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You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky.
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February 7 Picture

February 7
A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.
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February 6 Picture

February 6
SNOWMAGGEDDON
Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad, and there's nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella.
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February 5 Picture

February 5
And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
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February 4 Picture

February 4
"No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye"
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February 3 Picture

February 3
"Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius."
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February 2 Picture

February 2
"The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination."
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February 1 Picture

February 1
Morning time @ The National Museum - on Independence
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