Washington Cathedral's "Lighting to Unite" Part 1

Last Night I attended the "Lighting to United" at National Cathedral. For three hours, they displayed a couple dozen images from the Swiss lightening artist Gerry Hofstetter on the front and side of the Cathedral. They also had a concert before hand. I will post more pictures later today. A assist in the photo's goes out to my friends Dan and Mary.

A Monument to the "Town Drunk"

Meet Norman Lane.. He has a bronze bust and a alley named after him here in Silver Spring. He was apparently known as the "Mayor of Silver Spring" and also the town drunk. Norman had a hard life, growing up an outcast, doing odd jobs but never really finding a home in DC. That until 1966 when he went north on Georgia Avenue and found Silver Spring. A family/business owner gave him a cot in their auto body shop not and he found a home! He went around telling everyone "Don't Worry 'Bout It" and eventually residents and business owners began not to worry about him (or his drinking) and dubbed him "Mayor of Silver Spring." He died in 1987 and the bronze was up by 1991.

Cinco de Mayo Day Silver Spring Style

Wish every Monday Night could be this exciting in Silver Spring! In case you missed it, today (Monday) is Cinco de Mayo Day which in Mexico commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Here in U.S., we celebrate the Mexican heritage with live music, margarita's and taco's (or at least that's how I celebrated it!!)

Sunday @ National Arboretum Part 2

In addition to the Bonsai's, there was plenty of other things to see at the Arboretum on Sunday. It had been years since I had visited, but I was happy to see again (and photograph) the old National Capitol Columns. These Corinthian columns date back to 1828. They were moved from the US Capitol to Arboretum. Also in bloom at the Arboretum are the Azalea's.

Sunday @ National Arboretum Part 1

Another great weather day in DC... So I took the camera and headed to the US National Arboretum in DC where they were having a Bonsai Festival this weekend. I didn't buy any Bonsai's but I did take a few pictures and watched a demonstration. under each tree there was a name of the tree and how many years it has been "in training" I will post more pictures from the Arboretum later.

Berwyn Heights Day 08

Spent the day helping out at Berwyn Heights Day. For those of you non-locals, Berwyn Heights is a town near College Park Maryland with close to 3,000 residents. Every year they have a day long town festival with rides, music, games and food. It's a great small town community event! This is my 5th Berwyn Heights Day, and even though I worked most of the day, it's something I look forward to every year. The weather was great (no rain and temps in the 80's) and my friend who help organize the day was very happy with the turnout. The day reminds (on a smaller scale) of the town I grew up in Connecticut annual day w/ rides, music, and fireworks. No fireworks today, but still a fun day!

May Day

Every May 1st I think way back to Elementary School where we marched around the Maypole.

Went to another Nats baseball game tonight (thursday).. and they are 2-0 when I am in the park. tonight they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2. another great game, tonight it was tied in the 8th when the Nats scored, and the Nats were able to close it in the 9th. Tomorrow is a big day for the Washington Wizards as they play Game 6 vs. Cleveland for their playoff life. Go Wiz!