I was in Washington DC briefly and had an opportunity to walk by the National Mall on my way to my meetings. The scaffolding around the Washington Monument is slowly coming down and it’s starting to look a lot more familiar. See here for a view when it was fully encased.
Another bit of randomness from a walk in Barcelona – I saw on the stones that made up the path this bit that looked like bacon. It amused me. And the people around me very likely wondered why the heck I was taking a picture of the sidewalk…
We had a lot of snow recently, and while clearing the walkways the snow was piled up around this tree – and it made it look to me like it was wearing a big wedding dress. Appropriate for Valentine’s Day!
I found the spot!
On a still and foggy morning, the ponds on campus became a mirror for the trees.
I had an appointment today (actually today! The actual date of this post!) and afterwards I was drawn in by the sunshine and the nearby walking trail along the Columbia River. This is a few miles south of my normal walk into work. Just as beautiful.
One difference walking along this stretch is that it’s part of a very active park, and the wildlife are clearly very used to humans being around (actually, they mostly seemed shocked I wasn’t giving them any treats). Say hello to my squirrel friend!
Technically this could be part of last week’s San Francisco series, because I did see this while I was out and about walking there. But it’s not that this was in San Francisco – it’s that this was something beautiful that caught my eye while I was out for a walk. I see so many people out walking but with their eyes on their phone or with headphones on and not really looking at the world around them. I think those people probably don’t always notice the random lovely things around them. I do know that at least one person stopped momentarily as I took this photo wondering if this was some landmark. If it is, I don’t know that. I just know I thought it was a beautiful fountain and I wanted to share it with you.
I walked by a number of lovely row houses, but these really caught my eye. The paint was impeccable and the architecture was lovely. These also have a fantastic view. All of this tells me I can’t afford to live there, of course…
The cable cars are another thing people associate with San Francisco. But the reality is, they aren’t just a tourist attraction. I have to think that a lot of locals use them to navigate the hills too.
I really didn’t know much about the local area and was just doing my normal random walking around the city. Imagine my surprise when I ran into the most famous street in San Francisco, Lombard Street! It’s known as the “crookedest street in the world” and I walked up it. The title appears quite accurate.
View as I walked up the hill.
Looking down Lombard after my walk up the hill.
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