Flags… I’ve been waiting for the chance to get a ‘sun shining through a rippling flag’ shot for a while. I hit the jackpot today in Washington DC. The flags are all near the Washington Monument. I suppose they might be better if the flags were blowing to the right… another time…

I did a quick jaunt to Washington D.C. today and a whirlwind tour with my sister and some friends of her’s from Germany. Here are some of the shots I got….

From the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial:

Sunset On the Mall:

A mystery to me:

I’m pretty sure this is a Cherry Blossom. What it’s doing blooming this time of year is a mystery to me…

Here are some new pics of the lights and reflections on Silver Lake I took tonight. There was a lot less wind so these are sharper. I haven’t decided if I like the really sharp bulbs or the slightly blurry and larger more impressionist painting looking ones.