The rare — as in it has never happened before — Saturday edition of the Catching up post.
Why? You might have noticed if you’ve been around this week that I’ve been a little under the weather. Not to worry, I’ve dutifully hosed the router with Lysol. Also, these are photos I’ve been hanging onto since last weekend. So they need to be shared before they disappear like some bad Back to the Future plot device. Also, tomorrow, where the Catching up post would regularly go, is already done.
We drove into the capital after the Army-Navy game last weekend. I’ve only been once and The Yankee has never been. We could see the Monument from the stadium. We were 12 miles away. It would be a shame not to see a little bit more.
So here are those pictures. First, a panorama of the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial. This one might well be worth clicking to embiggen:
A side view of the Jefferson Memorial, which I did not get to see in my only other visit to D.C.:
Front of the Jefferson Memorial, as seen from the Potomac:
With the moon:
The Washington Monument, with the capitol building in the background:
The Lincoln Memorial. Also something I did not get to see in my first visit:
The great man:
One side of the new World War II Memorial. Each one of those columns represents a state and territory and the sacrifices made by the sons and daughters of that state. Alabama’s marker is over to the left in this picture:
The top of the Washington Monument, still closed after the recent earthquake, and the flag flying over the World War II Memorial:
Two pictures from this trip have also worked their way into the banners along the top and bottom of the blog, as well. As always, click refresh!
