Category: District of Columbia
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When the Perfect Sunrise Just Doesn’t Happen
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A Stroll Through the Park Brings A New Perspective of the Capitol in Washington, DC One of my favorite things to do on trips is an early sunrise photography walk. Sightseeing is great any time of day, but there is something special about a sunrise for me. Nights are pretty…
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A Historical Figure All Its Own: The White House
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Nothing but Color at the White House: my First Visit At the tender age of near-middle aged, I was able to cross off one of the items on my bucket list. This whole trip was meant to be a pumped-up version of my 8th grade field trip. It had been…
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Great Leaders & Monuments—MLK Jr. Monument: Finding Hope In DC
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Visiting the Stone of Hope MLK Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.”― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches Last September, I excitedly visited our nation’s capital, the beautiful and historic Washington, DC. You can read my…
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Moody Art at the National Gallery in DC
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DARKER VIBES AT THE DC SCULPTURE PARK After visiting the cheery Citygarden in St. Louis & Indianapolis, I surprisingly found a small sculpture garden with a playfully dark tone at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. The designs are more abstract and themes minimal. But what’s…
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Freedom is Not Free at The Korean War Memorial
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How do you connect with history? Reading about it through a book or news article? Watching a documentary? On foot at a local museum? I connect through taking pictures. So, yes, learning a lot on the day I’m visiting a memorial. But even better, researching when looking back at my…