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By schrier, 8 February 2010 12:05 am

I was in Washington DC in early February speaking at a Governing Magazine conference on the outlook for states and local jurisdictions during the Great Recession (short answer:  not good).   I did my usual “monumental run” – that is jogging around the monuments in DC.  I always take my camera, and add to my “thumb prints” collection (photos of my thumb in front of things).   But I also witnessed a couple of cool and interesting things, including a flock of gees flying in front of the Washington Monument, a helicopter flying in front of the Washington Monument before landing on the White House lawn, and a self-portrait of me in front of a frozen reflecting pool with the Lincoln Monument in the background.   Click any photo to see a larger version.

The White House in Winter, a thumbprint.  Note the very odd tree just above my thumb.

A Marine Corps helicopter passes in front of the Washington Monument just prior to landing on the South Lawn of the White House

A “V” of Geese flying in front of the Washington Monument.  The World War II memorial is in the foreground

Some idiot in shorts running next to reflecting pool with the Lincoln Memorial in the distant background

A snowman in front of the south entrance to the World War II memorial

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By schrier, 19 December 2009 1:25 am

Bill was in Washington DC on December 15th.   Here are a few thumbprints of famous and not so famous places.  Bill’s thumb, of course.  Click any photo to see a larger version.

White House at Christmas – there are Christmas trees in the windows when you enlarge this.

Statue of Rochambeau across from the White House.  Rochambeau pointing at Bill’s Thumb

Statue of Lafayette in Lafayette Park across from the White House

John Barry Statue in Franklin Park.

Statue of Major General George Thomas at Thomas Circle

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By schrier, 20 October 2009 9:38 pm

Bill Schrier attended the Open Cities conference in Washington DC in early October.   It was a glorious fall time in Washington.   I flew in late on a Monday night, flying over a number of United States cities, including Chicago – there is an image below of Chicago from the air at night – Lake Michigan is to the upper right.  I arrived in DC and stayed in the Dupont Circle area, which is also “embassy row”.    Went out running one day and ran by embassy after embassy including embassies of countries I never heard of and which had no vowels in their names, for example the Kyrgyz Embassy, pictured.   Flew out of DC on another beautiful afternoon, taking a couple of the photos below.   Lara Schrier spent six weeks in the summer of 2008 at Georgetown University at a medical student prep summer school.   Click any photo to see a larger version.

Washington, DC from the Air

Georgetown University – Lara’s Summer Medical Course

Chicago, Illinois, from the air at night, on the way to DC

The Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic in DC