Details: Winter in DC
We are here at a cold, but quiet time, before both the holidays and the inauguration. The posts December 6, 2008 Have we really left Minnesota? December 7, 2008 Waiting for the Metro DC Read More …
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Around the Neighborhood: Dupont Circle
It looks pretty gray beyond the hotel window. . . Outside we discover the morning is cold, but not miserably so. I hope for a fast warming trend as we hurry off to breakfast at Read More …
Out and about on a chilly day in Washington DC
It is horribly cold this morning, with an icy evil wind that cuts to the bone. It seems even to affect the sculpted lions trapped in the cold outside a major renovation project! Despite Read More …
The Indian Craft Shop in Washington DC
Our plans for this morning focus on the Indian Craft Shop at the Department of the Interior, the hardest shop to find in all of DC.As discussed in previous posts, this fabulous art gallery is Read More …
Where Better to Spend a Blustery Day than in a Museum (or Three) in Washington DC?
Museums are among our favorite places to spend time in DC anyway, so that seems like the perfect option on a cold and windy day. Renwick Gallery We start with the Renwick Gallery. This is Read More …
DC Puts On Its Christmas Finery
It’s too cold and windy to enjoy walking at all, but still, from Dupont Circle to the Capital, the city displays beautiful details and a bit of Holiday spirit. Next Post: Where Better to Spend Read More …
Waiting for the Metro in Washingon DC
It’s never been lovely to look at, but I’ve always been fond of DC’s Metro because it makes it so easy to get around without a car. It’s never been pretty (if Neo-classical Brutalism Read More …
Have we even left Minnesota? (Cold weather in DC)
We awoke this morning to a layer of snow and a steady cold wind – a perfect day to leave Minnesota and head some place warmer. . . unfortunately, at 30 degrees and snowing, DC Read More …
Indianapolis, Indiana
I’m in Indianapolis this weekend for an Inuit art conference. Yes, Indianapolis, Indiana. I actually planned to skip this conference. I figured things would be busy at work (as they are) and, well, Indianapolis wasn’t Read More …
Evolution in Fargo, North Dakota
We (me, Tim, Lynne, Tom, and James) are in Fargo for a workshop on sustainable engineering. Assuming that the amount of time spent in meeting rooms, the cool damp weather, and the fact that I Read More …