Hot Morning

It is a hot morning as we start our morning commute.  Being a Friday, and being a little later in starting, there are fewer people then usual.  It will be another swampy hot day, a day when the humidity is so heavy you can almost swim down the sidewalk.  TR

Waiting at O'Hare

Good visit to Chicago. We took at river archetectural tour.  Met up with friends.  Went shopping and walked and walked and walked.  Slept 11 hours Saturday night.  Waiting for the flight back to DC.  Travel

Guess who is out of the bag

The view in Chicago

Along Wacker Drive

On the road

In Chicago for annual memorial day weekend festivities

Ice Skating In the National Sculpture Garden

 

Every winter the fountain in the National Sculpture Garden on the National Mall in Washington DC, across from the National Archives, is transformed into a skating rink.  A winter wonderland, in the shadow of the national monuments.  This winter the weather has been moderate, no reason to freeze to enjoy a little icy fun.  



My how time flies, Happy Holidays to you and yours! Happy Travels in the comming year!
TR

Drifting Along, time seems to be flying like the proverbial bird.  I am about to embark on three trips - almost back to back.  Hopefully I remember to post when I am home for a day or two in between.  Lots of frequent flyer miles for a flightless fowl.  TR

Lazy River

The River Walk in San Antonio creates an isolated view of the tourist part of the city, you become totally unaware of the city that is just a flight of stairs above.

TR

Early Spring

This was taken on March the 14th, Washington DC, it is a very early spring.  The weather has turned warm, and the trees, blooms and grass are busting out all over.  The Cherry blossoms are way ahead of schedule.  No more icy waterways for a few months!

TR

I was at a street party and a parade broke out

I stood for far too long waiting for the parade, but there was a nice party going on to keep me distracted.  Bee loved! TR

Casting a shadow

New Orleans was a good trip, I had a lot of work to do, but I was only a couple of blocks from the wonders of the old city, the part of the city that survived, but still the city is in the shadow.  The a five minute walk up the street and buildings are boarded up, stripped to their walls and floors and not yet rebuilt, and the people are forever changed, forever living in the shadow of the storm.
TR

Weenies on Bourbon Street

You never know what you are going to see on Bourbon Street.  I watched one of the weenie wagons being pushed down the street car tracks on Canal Street, right in front of a Street Car, with the car starting and stopping, and starting and stopping.  The guy pushing it must have been partying on his way to work.  TR

On The Road Again

Headed to New Orleans this morning.  I have not been there since the hurricane.  Fun city, great food.  Lots of work to do. 

TR

Another day in Paradise

It was just another day in Paradise, lounging under the colonnade, watching the people saunter by, contemplating the meaning of life. 

Be good and have fun,

TR

Birds in a Church?

Taxidermy in the Smithsonian Castle.  The Smithsonian is a vast collection of museums and galleries. People who have not been to DC think of the Smithsonian as a place, but it is a collection of many big places, each one with a unique focus and collection.  This image was captured in the Castle, sort of the visitors center for the Smithsonian.  This room was once the library, modeled after the library of great European Universities. It has served a variety of purposes over the years, including being the dinning room for a restaurant for a decade or two (I had lunch there once.) At the moment is a gallery of north American history, art, and science.  A wonderful space.

TR

Rising Above

Life is about rising above, not getting stuck in the mire that can be everyday life.  The trick is to rise above without losing perspective by placing yourself on a pedestal and forgetting what it is that you have risen above.



Glass Houses

Dutch parable: don't worry about what the neighbors see, god sees all

American parable: people who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones

Transport

I am always looking for the next ride to someplace.  DG bought new wheels, Mazda 3 hatch.