From Peter Coffin's exhibition at the Hershhorn Museum in Washington, DC. What a wonderfully eclectic place!
As I mentioned in the previous post, in September Kitty and I visited her sister in McClean, Virginia. Ann and her husband Steve were wonderful hosts. Among the highlights of our visit were (1) a hockey game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals; (2) a hike along the banks of the O&C Canal; (3) a visit to the National Mall and (4) a hike along the Virginia side of the Great Falls National Park. Here are some snaps from the visit:
Ann and Steve in front of one of the panels in an exhibition by Barbara Kreuger / Hershhorn Museum.
Kitty and me in front of another panel from Kruger's exhibit.
Juan Munoz's "Last Convdersation" in the sculpture garden at the Hershhorn.
One of the exhibits outside the Smithsonian Castle.
I visited this powerful memorial in 1997. It reduced me to tears in less than five minutes. Made it to ten this time 'round.
This memorial has a far greater effect on me than the one across the mall that commemorates the war I actually fought in.
Remnants of the O&C Canal, a grand old artifact that testifies to the audacity of post colonial Americans.
Ann and Kitty stand atop the buttress that supports a large portion of the canal - 70 feet above the actual river bed.
A paddler on one of the Potomac RIver's quieter side channels, 70 feet below the O&C Canal pathway.