Chugga chugga chugga chugga...

When I visited home during spring break I went to a train show with my dad. It was a huge show with tons of exhibits from all over the country. Here are a couple of 'hot pics' I got to take before my battery died.

I also took two pictures with my phone of some incredibly inappropriate and racist signs that were there. I need to dl them from my phone, but if anyone is interested in seeing them I will post them too. Unbelievable that this stuff exists, especially in 2010.

National

Taken from Roosevelt Island.

What did the Roman do after conquering Carthage?

Apparently this soldier decided it was time for some sweet tasting gelato. I took these pictures at the "Fest Italia" last year in DC. There was no one there and it was booooooring. Unless you have nothing to do, steer clear. But I did get a funny picture from it.

Urban Art

Cool signs in the alley behind the 930 club.

This wall of minor graffiti and tons of chewed gum is on V Street just down from the 930 club. ABC gum anyone?

These posters are placed on the wall of what I think is an auto repair shop right where the parking lot for the 930 club is located. The circle image was also present at the immigrants right march last month.

Again, behind the 930 club this this picture shows graffiti at the top of the building. I took the picture from behind a fence lined with barbwire.

This is a set of stenciled faces in an alleyway behind the 930 club. Groups like Albus Cavus use this technique regularly.

Walking the U Street neighborhood...

...on a beautiful day.



When I saw this, I thought of Spider Man on Atari (link below). Anyone else?

http://www.splotchy.com/sounds/a2600/spiderman.png

Immigration March

I realized I forgot to include pictures of the massive immigration rights march on Washington on March 21. It was quite an experience. Another march is planned for May 1. Maybe I'll see you there.

A night with the Nats

I went to a Brewers vs. Nationals game on Friday night. The game was boring for the first 7 innings, and it was raining off and on. It wasn't a great time until the Brewers fell apart late in the game. The Nats won, came back on Saturday to win the second in the series, and have the chance to sweep the Brewers today. Good luck Nats!

Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park

I returned to Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park this week to take some pictures during it's spring bloom. There is a great tulip field, the fountains were turned on, folks were walking, picnicking, walking dogs, and playing cards. It was a really nice day in the park, and here are just a few pictures.

More Wisonconsin

Here are a few pictures from a trip to Port Washington, Wisconsin last year, or two years ago. My parents and I went up to visit Jon and see some lighthouses in Port Washington area. It is home to these two lighthouses, and was also the setting for the 1990's sitcom Step by Step. Who didn't love that show?

Bird of Paradise and then some.

From the Domes in Milwaukee. Which reminds me that I didn't include an actual picture of the Domes. Included above.

Spring time

I have become a much bigger fan of the spring since living in Washington. The weather is some of the best of the entire year, the city looks beautiful, and you feel refreshed. It's an energizing time of year. I am starting to advocate for moving New Years resolutions to the spring because of the revitalization I feel at this time of year. What do you think, should we make resolutions during the spring time renaissance, or keep it as a New Years tradition?

In this picture you can see Michela Mansuino painting. The Post did a story on her, and it does a good job of describing the chaos that is the cherry blossom bloom each year.

A few more choice shots.

You all know me well enough to know I can never get enough me.

You know I HAD to do it...

Since so few people were out taking pictures of the cherry blossoms this year, I felt it incumbent upon me to share some of the shots I captured last week. I went out on Friday, April 2. It was a really beautiful day, and there were only about 800,000 people out taking photos. You know the typical crowd; a few DC natives, several thousand Japanese tourists, an elderly couple from Germany, mouth breathers from the midwest, etc. It was a virtual ghost town.