Chicago a couple of months ago.  A very nice little trip.  The construction crane is a good sign, work on that building had been stopped for 2-3 years and it is back on it's was to being finished. 

A parking place in the office garage

DG finally has a parking place in the office garage, for a bike. Nice way to commute.

Down Along the Anacostia

Teddy Roosevelt Memorial

Long slog around the swamp and then back to the hidden memorial, on the island.  It feels like we are a thousand miles away, and yet we are surrounded by the City.  TR

Georgetown

Out for s stroll, along the water of course. TR

Water fowl weather

A tropical storm is blowing in, great weather for flightless waterfowl. 

Very crowded

From the end of the line, barely room for a feather

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