The Cuba, DC

This is the Cuba Libre Restaurant on the corner of 8th and H Streets in Washington, DC.

Coneheads

Red roadside wild flower, if I'd had only picked you,

Took you home and sat you on the counter,

Oh, at least a time or two,

Maybe she'd thought it through.

She Wouldn't Be Gone, Blake Shelton (Adan/Batten) 2008

Home Sweet Gourd

This gourd hung in the Kwanzan Cherry out front for a year or more and there was no interest in it. I moved it to the back garden up on the hill by the veggie (pepper) garden and some House Wrens make it their home. Must have some young in there. They spent all afternoon back and forth, occasionally going inside.  

Chinatown, DC

The entrance to Chinatown in Washington, DC. The Chinese Gate is at the corner of H and 7th Street Northwest. A lot smaller than Chinatown in Manhattan, it consists mostly of small shops and restaurants. The gate was built in 1986 and stands 60 feet tall. At the time it was the largest single span arch in the world.

The Lilies

Someone told me long ago,

There's a calm before the storm,

I know; It's been comin' for some time

When it's over, so they say, It'll rain a sunny day,

I know; shining down like water,

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?

 I want to know, have you ever seen the rain,

Comin' down a sunny day?

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?  Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1971

DCFD Engine 2 Rescue Squad 1

Engine 2, Rescue Squad 1, District of Columbia Fire and EMS, 500 F Street NW. Engine 2 organized on July 1 1864 at the Franklin Volunteer Fire House on D Street NW as a part time company with the Washington City Fire Department. On September 23, 1871 they became part of the District of Columbia Fire Department. E2 moved around some and finally settled here on May 31, 1979.

Rescue Squad 1 was organized on January 20, 1925 and quartered with Engine 2 on 12th Street NW. RS 1 moved around some and moved back with Engine 2 on March 9, 1953 and back on 12th Street NW.

Happy Independence Day

Some of the Ohhhh's and Ahhhh's from Walnut Bottom's annual fireworks show.