Washington DC will soon be awash in cherry blossoms
Every spring in Washington DC the walkways along the Tidal Basin – and select spots around the National Mall –erupt in clouds of pink cherry blossoms.
Category: Washington DC
The brilliant colors of Okinawa at the Textile Museum, Washington DC
If you are looking for something bright and cheerful to counteract a cold dark winter day, head over to George Washington University for Bingata! Only in Okinawa at the Textile Museum (through January 30, 2017) Read More …
Fall 2016 at the Renwick Gallery, Washington DC
The Renwick Gallery features contemporary American craft and decorative arts from the Smithsonian collections, exhibiting “the most exciting works by artists exploring traditional and innovative approaches to making, emphasizing craft as an approach to living Read More …
Contemplating the political past and present at the FDR Memorial in DC
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial has long been one of my favorite spots in Washington DC, but right now seems like a particularly good time to visit. We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and Read More …
Land use art by Norwood Viviano, Washington DC
Land use data as art While in DC the other week, I discovered the work of Norwood Viviano, a sculptural artist working primarily in glass who appears to be fascinated by land use, demographics, and Read More …
Cherry blossoms on the National Mall
I don’t really keep a bucket list, but one of the things I have always wanted to do is to see the cherry blossoms on the Mall in Washington, DC. I finally got to do Read More …
Almost Christmas in DC
A meeting scheduled for shortly before Christmas was a great excuse for a few days of checking out Washington DC while it is decked out in its holiday finery. (December 15, 2011) In Search Read More …
The best DC discovery: The DC Circulator
We’d never gotten to Georgetown before largely because we usually don’t have a car while we are here and Georgetown doesn’t have a Metro stop. It isn’t that it was that hard to get there, Read More …
Abstract Images Along the Canal in Georgetown
While this section of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is picturesque in its own right, I really like the way the windows of this old industrial building offer a distorted view of the historic homes Read More …
More Christmas Spirit in Georgetown
It is a cold, but sunny, morning – a perfect time to wander the residential areas of Georgetown a bit more. (A few homes are a bit more flamboyant than their neighbors.) It’s beautiful Read More …
Horses! (At the Museum of the American Indian)
The current special exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian is A Song for the Horse Nation. It is an intelligent and stunningly beautiful show (with some of the most amazing quillwork I Read More …
Reflected Fountains and More at the National Gallery of Art
Sections of the National Gallery of Art receive daylight through these pyramids. Although I find them architecturally interesting, they must exist solely for their functionality, as they sit in what seems to be an overflow Read More …
Inside the National Building Museum, Washington DC
The National Building Museum is one of my favorite stops in DC. More than anything, it is the museum of the built environment – so it has lots of information on architecture and urban planning, Read More …
DC’s Chinatown
Continuing with the “hidden DC” theme, we end up in Chinatown. I suppose it isn’t really right to describe DC’s Chinatown as “hidden” since there is a Chinatown/Gallery Place Metro stop, but in all Read More …
Architectural Contrast
Whenever I’m in DC I’m struck by the weird architectural contrasts. Once you get off the Mall, there are still a few historic structures, some with intricate detail. In general though, it appears that as Read More …
McPherson Square Is Occupied, Washington DC
It seems that we end up walking past nearby McPherson Square several times each day. Not only does it face the wonderful Georgia Brown’s restaurant and host the nearest transit stop, but it just seems Read More …
Lobby Trees
At night the building lobbies near our hotel are aglow with Christmas trimmings. I waited until after the workday ended to do these photos because I wanted to show these lobbies as I’ve Read More …
Georgetown is Well-Dressed for Christmas: Part 1
Morning meetings over, a friend joins us and we head over to Georgetown for a little window shopping. Soon we move out of the commercial area and into a gracious residential area where every Read More …