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Old Capitol pillars at the Arboretum

Took these back when the weather was a little nicer. The columns were removed from the Capitol in 1958 as part of a remodel, but weren’t placed at the National Arboretum until the 1980s. The National Arboretum web site has more information.

Pillars and sky at the Arboretum Pillars at the Arboretum straight-on view Pillars at the Arboretum
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Fall colors

Here are a few photos of Fall colors I’ve found around DC.

Colorful tree at Rock Creek Park Colorful tree at Wheaton Park

Leaf in the grass at Wheaton Park Leaf with grassy background at Wheaton Park

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Deer!

I saw a whole group of them and took a bunch of photos but this is the only one that wasn’t blurry. They didn’t seem very afraid — guess they don’t get shot at much!

Deer at Rock Creek Park
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Isabel aftermath

The storm wasn’t very exciting here in Northwest DC. We’re on high ground so no flooding. We’re in an apartment so the power is still on. The wind gusts were a little loud last night but I still slept fine. So, this afternoon I went for a walk to see if I could find any actual damage. Here’s what I saw:

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Hiking at Rock Creek Park

Here are a couple of photos I took while wandering through part of Rock Creek Park Monday.

Tiny purple flowers at Rock Creek Park

This is one of the few flowers I could find that didn’t have a bug of some kind on it. I like flowers with bugs fine too, but they wouldn’t hold still, making for blurry photos.

Pierce Mill

A group is working to fix up Pierce Mill, and it’s none too soon. In the photo at the Park Service’s website the mill’s water wheel appears to be working, but now weeds are growing on it. The sandbags around the lower windows are sure interesting too.