Monochromatic Monday: Purple

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Laura

Pitcher from Mary Todd Lincoln's White House
House of the Temple
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
National Museum of the American Indian
Orchid, United States Botanic Garden. Photo taken in 2009
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Monochromatic Monday: Brown

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Laura

coiled snake made out of volcanic rock
Lake Elkhorn Arboretum
Bladensburg Waterfront Park
O Street Mansion
Labyrinth at Brookside Gardens
One of countless pieces in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Children's Garden at Brookside Gardens
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Happy Presidents Day!

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Laura

Art at O Street Mansion
Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello at the National Museum of American History

Some presidential images from past museum visits and jobs.

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No words…

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Laura

I don’t even know (yet) what to say about the surreal domestic terrorist attack on the United States Capitol today. Years ago (including the early years of this blog), I worked there, and one of the positions I had involved reminding visitors of the rules: no food allowed inside. No flash photography in certain areas. You must stay with your tour guide when in the Capitol proper. Please don’t block the stairs or elevator. The rules were a little stricter than a typical museum’s rules, but then the Capitol Visitor Center, United States Capitol, and adjoining office buildings aren’t a typical museum.

How have we arrived at this moment?

Some photos from my days working in the Capitol Visitor Center:

View of the floor of the US Capitol Rotunda
Roger Williams in the US Capitol
A beloved ceiling: US Capitol Rotunda
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Monochromatic Monday: Pink

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Laura

One of the prettiest signs I saw at the Women's March ("We March for All People")
Discover Stathmore: Sounds of Brazil, June 2014
I love this dog menorah!
United States National Arboretum
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Bee at Washington National Cathedral
Flowers blooming in the US Botanic Garden's Children's Garden
Orchid, United States Botanic Garden. Photo taken in 2009
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Happy holidays 2020

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Laura

Here are some photos from holidays past, when going places and doing things and visiting museums and attending events and gathering with loved ones were possible:

Miniature holiday train display at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD, 2005
I love this dog menorah!
Zoolights at the National Zoo, 2010

And here is my artistic rendition of Christmas 2020:

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Monochromatic Monday: Yellow

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Laura

I have a lot on my mind but no cohesion to it at the moment. So here are some sunny pictures!

Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
Music Center at Strathmore Sculpture Garden: "Up the Ramp" by David Stromeyer
As a kid, I loved Yoshi, and I drew this picture.
Work of art outside Building 10 on NIH campus
Twelfth Night... another winter holiday!
Duncan at Deep Creek Lake State Park
Vegetarian Indian Taco and Tamarind Agua Fresca
Pretty eggs and cute animals: the essence of Hillwood
...and a bee, and a ladybug at Washington National Cathedral
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Monochromatic Monday: Green

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Laura

The exterior of the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine
Barely visible alligator at the National Zoo
Morenada Central VA takes to just-in-front-of-the-stage to perform Bolivian dance at the Around the World Cultural Food Festival in June 2016. Stage itself is empty, but dancers in bright dress are performing in a circle in front of the stage on a very bright hot sunny day.
One of Silver Spring's Benches on the Block
National Zoo
National Museum of Natural History, Butterfly Pavilion
Duncan swimming at Patapsco Valley State Park
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Monochromatic Monday: Blue

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Laura

Jellyfish in the now-closed Invertebrate House at the National Zoo
Cliff Walk, Newport, RI
The Art of Video Games at Smithsonian American Art Museum
United States National Arboretum
Gadsby's Tavern Museum
One of these signs will be accessioned someday.
The garden is behind the pavilion on Kingman Island
National Book Festival
World War II Memorial and Lincoln Memorial
You can walk through this art at the Hirshhorn
Sewall-Belmont House, first floor hallway
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Monochromatic Monday: Red

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Laura

This gallery contains 14 photos.


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