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Details: Lincoln Memorial

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Photos taken with a Canon Powershot A400.

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Falcon: a photo not taken

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Yesterday, a peregrine falcon alighted on a tree branch outside the office window, and, spreading its gray tail feathers, began to pick at what appeared to be a pigeon carcass in its talons. I watched it as I ate my own lunch — stir-fried vegetables — and wished I had my camera with me just [...]

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In Soviet Russia, painting frames you!

Monday, March 28, 2005

DC art enthusiasts would do well to visit the Smithsonian’s 20th Century Russian Paintings exhibit before it ends on April 10th (extended closing date). The multitude of Soviet-era painting styles on display is startling, showing a far richer, more colorful variety of life than I thought existed in Russia behind the Iron Curtain.
The collection is [...]

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An Easter Taxi Ride

Sunday, March 27, 2005

I hate taking a taxi on Sunday morning, most especially on an Easter Sunday. It’s a last-resort mode of transportation when I’m running late for choir rehearsals — which happens all too often — and it involves engaging in commerce on a Sunday (something I’ve been more conscientious about ever since I met Valerie), to [...]

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Bible and Lilies

Sunday, March 27, 2005
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Happy Resurrection Day!

Sunday, March 27, 2005

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
A jolly Easter to you all. Amidst bunnies and egg hunts, I hope you can find time to go over to your local church and celebrate our Savior’s triumph over sin and death. Those of you in Washington, [...]

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Waiting for the Dawn

Saturday, March 26, 2005

So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
The gospels scantly narrate the events of Black Saturday with the knowledge and joy of the resurrection as a foregone conclusion; but today I tried to imagine what that Sabbath day must [...]

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Oh, Maundy

Friday, March 25, 2005

Yesterday was Maundy Thursday, commemorating the night of the Last Supper.
“Maundy” is derived from the Latin “mandatum novum” — “new commandment” — via the French “mande” (from which we get words like “mandate” and “command”), referring to Jesus’ new commandment to his disciples: “Love one another, as I have loved you.”
After work last night, I [...]

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Going Macro at the Botanic Garden

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Okay, just one more set of photos from yesterday to dump: some macro closeups of flowers and plants at the US Botanic Garden. I took enough of those photos to warrant putting them into their own album, so you can see them all here: Botanic Garden Closeups.

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Monday Out on the Mall

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

After lunch with OKCalvin yesterday, Amy and I sauntered over to the US Botanic Garden for a bit to look at flowers, cacti, and ferns. We also viewed Russian paintings at the Smithsonian International Gallery, checked out Cai Guo-Qiang’s Traveler (see below), and stopped for mocha at the Castle before Amy had to head back [...]

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