Stinkgo-berries, Decorations, and More in the Hood

Fall has arrived and the ginkgo berries are falling everywhere. These trees unfortunately tolerate heat, air pollution, acidic soils, alkaline soils, and resist oak root fungus. If you happen to have a tree outside your house, please--please!--help reduce the odor by cleaning up the fallen fruit before it begins to rot (sweep into a bag and put in trash). Georgetown Visitation is advertising their Georgetown Christmas, November 7 and 8. Almost, 'tis the season.

Sunrise looking at Capitol Building

Washington Prayer Gathering at Lincoln Memorial

Yesterday, churches gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the Washington Prayer Gathering. There were quite a lot of people, somewhat organized via geography. The music was great.

DC Red Dress Run

Over my shoulder shot

On my run this afternoon, I spotted a bunch of people wearing red on 14th Street and my first thought was… an Ohio State University event! Since Julia is at OSU, any and everything red = OSU. So I purposely ran up 14th to check it out and noticed a huge group of men and women all wearing bright red dresses. I had no idea about the DC Red Dress Run and I'll have to get better pictures next year. The best was this guy in a red, very ornate ball gown. I was too chicken to snap his photo; I don't know how he could possibly run in it. I'm glad the rain cleared up for their event.

E pluribus unum: Out of Many, One

"Out of Many, One," is the English translation of E pluribus unum. The Washington Post wrote a great article (with a great aerial picture) about this landscape portrait, by Cuban American urban artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada. It is on display until October 31, stretching six acres near the World War II memorial. I should have taken a picture of the workers--it was the oddest thing--grouped together putting stakes in the ground. Now it makes more sense; although, from the ground it is not much to look at and they weren't allowing anyone to walk through it.