A Relatively Rare Weekend DC Amble

Having a Saturday free of structured activities, the path was clear to participate in a Saturday Morning Mindfulness session hosted at the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church.  That presented the opportunity to get in a relatively rare weekend ramble in Washington, DC.  Being a creature of habit, the path followed was about the same as my morning ambulations, but the big difference was that things were open and the daylight revealed some new experiences as well.

In the past, attempts have been made to wander through the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden  only to be thwarted by the relatively sleep deprived guard.  Today, victory was achieved by walking through during normal visiting hours.

Selection of the Sculptures at the Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden

There are some fairly intricate bronze sculpture work in the garden, and I'm glad I finally got a chance to meander through, but I think that a friend of mine is doing work that's at least as good as what's on display here, albeit in a different style and medium.  I makes me wonder how the art that's displayed is selected and who determines just what is good enough for enshrinement on the National Mall.  There may be more on this topic later, but we'll have to see how things shake out.

The autumn weather came out in full glory, and the views along the Anacostia River Walk were quite striking as well.

Anacostia Riverwalk Bridge from Different Angles

This collage was cobbled together from several different views of the Anacostia Riverwalk Bridge.  The shots on the right of the collage were taken from the back side of the waterfall that feeds the wading pool. The winter will soon set in, and the water will be drained from this feature until next spring if history is any guide, so it was fantastic to get to shoot these pictures on such a clear and well let day.

The afternoon saw me back in Annapolis, and the following shot is one that once again Google has worked their considerable magic to enhance.  If you look closely, there is a long line of midshipmen that are marching in front of Alumni hall in the middle distance of this photo.  They appeared to be returning from maneuvers on the other side of the Severn River.  I don't know if they enjoyed their Saturday afternoon pedestrian activities as much as I did.  Probably not.  I wouldn't have a couple of decades ago, but looking back on it all now, they should have been revelling in the opportunity.

Midshipmen on the March in Front of Alumni Hall

The "Dark Ages" have not yet sunk their cold gray fangs into the land, but it's coming.  I've seen this movie before.  For now, it's enough to experience a glorious autumn day.