Washington DC in color

The National Mall is under extreme construction at the moment. So no beautiful reflections in the reflection pool to be seen. Or a great landscape picture of all the lines and angles from the Abraham Licoln memorial towards the Capitol building. But.... the old trees on the Mall were untouched and loved how the snow sticked to their branches.


The National Mall


The Canadian geese were still around too....


Prepare for take off



Washington memorial



Washington memorial by night


The Capitol, just after sunset.

The colors were just magical. Must have been the cold night and the icy water that made it look like this.




Museum of the American Indian building


Licoln memorial by night

Washington DC

Last weekend I visited Washington DC. It had just snowed the day before, so everything was pretty icy.


Jefferson memorial

But that makes great Black & White pictures!


Waiting for the Cherry Blossom








Korean war memorial







Vietnam Memorial with all the names....



This lady was making a copy of a name on the wall, with the help of the ranger.





Reflections to think about....





A walk in the park


Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope




National Museum of the American Indian building



National Museum of the American Indian building by night



A room with a view





Capitol by night

Mr. Grizzly

Meet Mr. Grizzly!



He lives in the NC State zoo in Asheboro.



Very handsome fellow too.....



Just look at the eyes!



And knows how to relax and enjoy some rays in wintertime ;-) Oh, and in case you didn't know..... ;-)

Make a wish....

This week I saw the first dandelion of 2012!



I had to pick it to make a wish photo :-)



They are really fascinating to see from up close!



And one with a colorful backdrop......



This is actually my Iphone in the background, you can use the thing for just about anything ;-)

Now...... take a deep breath...... and make your wish!!!

Beautiful sunset 2012

It is the second day in to 2012. And what a beautiful sunset we had this evening!



Cold air is heading our way! Happy New Year to you all! Stay warm!