What Is Your Favorite Animal?

Yesterday we braved the HEAT and went to the zoo. I can tell you...I am NOT a wildlife photographer. I lack patience (shocking). Shooting through the "glass" they have most of animals behind was also challenging...fingerprints and reflections are not my norm. BUT, I took one lens and tried to stay patient through the sweat and the whining. I swear I could watch the orangutans all day...I feel like they look into my soul. It was so hot, most of the animals were either inside or just or just splayed out trying to cool off. The squirrel at the end was the funniest. What is your favorite animal?

The Clarks Cross America

We did a three day road trip from Vienna, VA to Albuquerque, NM a few weeks ago. I sat in the passenger seat with my camera in my lap and just took photos of things that interested me. One nice thing about traveling at 65mph is there wasn't much of a chance to contemplate "great" shots. I just shot. I was taken with abandoned farmhouses and cars, barbed wire fences and the beautiful sky. We stopped at the St. Louis Arch. We saw the town Rod's father grew up in. We drove through forests and plains and deserts...and then we got home.

The Washington Monument Wants To Build a Snowman

We had tickets to go to the Washington Monument on February 2 but when we got there they had closed it due to wind. We held onto our tickets and waited for a reprieve from this craptastic weather and today was the day! The views are breathtaking (even when everything is covered in snow). Rusty wasn't so sure about the long elevator ride to the top...but she made it. We are trying to take advantage of all there is to see here in DC...because I'm never coming back.