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Glover Park in Washington, DC, October 24, 2014 at 6:20:46 PM.
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Posts Tagged ‘Washington DC’
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Saturday, October 25th, 2014C’est le pigeon, Joseph
Wednesday, September 10th, 2014.
On a lunchtime walk today I saw a landscape crew placing fall mums in the sidewalk tree boxes. Arrested by the color, I raised my iPhone and shot several photos. Midway through the series I remember sensing a disruption to the scene. There was the sound of fluttering wings and then a sudden streak from left to right on the screen, gone in a flash. Only later while looking through all the photos did I see what the camera had caught.
The scene:
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The photobomber:
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Clouds over DC
Friday, November 8th, 2013These clouds — looking like a flotilla of cotton puffs moored in cool blue space — brought magic to the sky above downtown Washington, DC, in the early afternoon of Thursday, November 6, 2013.
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What Might Have Been . . . And What Is
Sunday, September 29th, 2013In 1999 architect Frank Gehry won the competition to design an addition to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. On an adjacent vacant property the Corcoran used as a parking lot, the striking new structure would double the space available to the museum and Art School.
In an exhibit shown at the museum in 2004-2005, Gehry presented his revised design, as shown in the photos below. Note: the Corcoran’s 19th-century Beaux-Arts building is on the left side of the model.
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By 2005 the Corcoran board chairman had scuttled the plan, due to funding inadequacies. In July 2011, the empty property was sold off to make way for a commercial office building. It is now nearing completion. Below are photos of the site taken September 25, 2013.
One could have a lively debate over whether the new structure is as ugly as the dull cast-concrete commercial building directly across the street, reflected — intentionally? — in its mirrored facade. But it would be hard to dispute, no matter where you stand, that here is sad instance of a missed opportunity.
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Construction Crane at Night
Saturday, May 4th, 2013.
Washington, DC (N Street NE between North Capitol St. and First St. NE, looking west) May 3, 2013 at 8:47:35 pm.
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Spring Wildflowers in Glover Park
Saturday, April 20th, 2013.
Sunday, April 14, 2013, was a fine Spring day in Washington’s Glover Park. There, in a stretch of fields bordered by Foundry Creek and a north/south hiking trail, I found these views.
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Contrails over Washington, DC
Friday, January 4th, 2013A photo of contrails above Washington DC, in the clear morning air of January 3rd, 2013. You can see a new vapor trail being formed by a jet in the lower left quadrant, while in the upper left corner a bird tries to horn in on the action (click on photo for enlargement). This view is toward the East North East.
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Everything that grows holds in perfection but a little moment.
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012Well, make that three little moments, at least for one special peach on the tree in my backyard.
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June 19:
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Rain 1
Sunday, March 4th, 2012.
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Washington, DC (North Capitol Street and New York Avenue), February 29, 2012, 9:30am.
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Rain 2
Sunday, March 4th, 2012.
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Washington, DC (North Capitol Street and New York Avenue), February 29, 2012, 9:30am.
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