Washington, DC, is replete with beauty. These pictures are from a display in Rose Park (mostly between M Street and P Street) by artist, Kiril Jeliazkov. There are 81 panels to see and will only be available until June 7, 2018. Check out this write-up in the Georgetowner. 
Good day, overall. Who cannot be happy when the sun is shining and it's 70 degrees outside in February? No treadmill today. I went to 7-Eleven and had black vanilla coffee with cinnamon. It was OK. The best part about getting coffee there is that it breaks up my long morning run at the half-way point. Since it is not super sweet and creamy, I don't drink it as fast...so this delays my run a bit, but less running and more walking is not a bad thing. Tonight, I had no energy to run home; so it was a very slow jog, alternating with walking--all the while, enjoying the weather. I introduced onion powder and really enjoyed it on my chicken wings, avocado, broccoli, and cabbage all wrapped up in Romaine lettuce leaves. I think my taste buds may be changing slightly; the roasted broccoli and raw cabbage seemed sweeter tonight.
We have had a long stretch of chilly mornings. Today was no different; half-dreadmill, half-outside workout. Although I didn't have a reaction, eating dinner at 9:30 pm last night and then going to bed was not the best idea. I woke up constipated and feeling full. Too busy to add anything new today--same safe turkey, avocado, lettuce, cabbage, green beans, lots of olives for breakfast.
I ran this morning through Georgetown, snapping some pictures of rivalries Sprinkles Cupcakes and Georgetown Cupcake. While I am not a consumer of these products, my peeps much prefer Georgetown Cupcake.
Did you check out the 12th annual Georgetown French Market last weekend? This open-air market showcases antiques, clothing, sweet and savory crepes, pastries, macarons, music, and more. We were out of town, but I was happily surprised to see some remnants of it on Sunday afternoon. Last year, Steven and Julia got crepes from Cafe Bonaparte. Yummo! 
Have you seen this snowbear on R Street, NW? Very cute--but I am desperately hoping that we will get up to 40 degrees today and that the dang bear will melt along with all the icy sidewalks and alleys. If you haven't heard, they are predicting below freezing temperatures for the next four days and a dusting to one inch tomorrow morning during rush hour. Enough snow! The normal temperature for end of February is 50 degrees...hard to believe these days. 
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.
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| Sunrise looking at Capitol Building |
Yesterday morning, I stopped dead in my tracks along the Potomac River when I saw this fish--literally right in front of me. I asked if I could take a picture and the very nice man said, "Sure, you should take a video--wait, get me in the picture for some perspective." He went on to say that this one was small and that he has gotten much bigger fish out of the Potomac. Well now, that is good news; glad that real, living things are surviving in that water. :)
Thank you for the cool front! After a couple of days with severe thunderstorms, we are now enjoying much cooler temperatures and less humidity (high only in the low 80s?).
This weekend was perfect weather for runners--cloudy, not too hot, and an occasional misting of rain.
Cool morning and good time to run up the Exorcist steps in Georgetown. Famous for their feature role in the film, The Exorcist, the stone steps are located near 36th Street and Prospect (the top) or the Exxon gas station on M Street (which turns into Canal Road somewhere around there).
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| Picture taken from P Street Bridge |
Great location, under the Key Bridge, 3401 K Street. In looking up CrossFit, I had no idea there were so many locations in DC. So, I am debating if I should take a class at the CrossFit Key Bridge location (all of them offer free introductory classes). 
The Georgetown Waterfront has been prepping for weeks! This Sunday, April 27, 7am, is the Nike Women's Half Marathon in DC. It will be perfect running weather, hovering around 50 degrees at the starting line. Go ladies, go!
The cherry blossoms have peaked--now is the time to run down to the Tidal Basin. The weather could not be more perfect; at 6:30am it was 64 degrees. Lovely. Better pictures to come! |
| Georgetown waterfront looking at Key Bridge |
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| Georgetown waterfront looking at Kennedy Center |
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| Yesterday, DC Police in our alley...garbage truck sideswiped something? |
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| Georgetown, M Street |
It started snowing like a winter wonderland this morning and didn't let up until 2pm--big, white fluffy snowflakes. Then, by 5pm, there was absolutely no proof that it ever snowed. OK, there is still some snow on our back deck, but it is amazing that the branches and roads are completely clear. |
| Georgetown with a blanket of snow at lunchtime. |
OK, I am fine with the cold and even the snow. As an avid city walker and runner, however, I just can't handle the uncleared sidewalks. I do appreciate the shop owners and apartment complexes for doing their part. I think the DC government needs to do a better job of communicating everyone's civic responsibility to keep their driveways and sidewalks clear when it snows. It isn't that hard to do if you keep up with it when it happens. Now, of course, the snow has fallen, melted slightly, and refrozen into a dangerous mess. I went running today, but it would have been so much more enjoyable if I didn't have to worry about breaking my neck as I traversed through Georgetown. Check out some other wintery pictures from my ventures outdoors this past weekend. |
| Columbus' outdoor Lifestyle Community Pavilion |
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| S. High Street, Short North neighborhood, Columbus, OH |
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| Look closely, you can see Julia & Chris |
