Strasburg, PA

A sampling of the sights that will greet you in Strasburg, Pennsylvania .... photos edited with free Coffeeshop Actions ... click to enlarge.

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When Cherry Trees Are Blooming

My weeping cherry tree is blooming .... here are a few pictures I took this afternoon ....

and a dandelion

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Just Hello

Just a quick hello ... this time with no photos.  Gary and I just returned from a weekend trip to Scranton, PA.   We visited a train yard and museum called Steamtown and then just rode around the countryside.  Spent part of today at the Cornwall Iron Furnaces near Lebanon, PA.    I've returned home with more than 900 photos to sort through.   Many are similar shots and will be deleted.  But still ... 900!   I've read lots of articles saying that a photographer should always take LOTS of pictures.   In fact, that seems to be one of the No. 1 rules.   I think I have that one down pat.   Maybe I need to move on to Rule 2.   Be looking for a few of my favorites, hopefully within the next week or two.    I hope everyone is having a beautiful weekend.  

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Washington, DC

Photos from our trip to Washington, DC  .....  click on photos to enlarge and see more detail ....

Capitol Building ... Photo taken by Gary with the Kodak camera ... edited by me

The Capitol building from the other side ... Botanical Gardens are off to the right

closeup of some of the windows of the Capitol building

If you enlarge this photo and look closely at the detail above the window pane, you can see wooden dowels and string, helping to protect the carvings.   I find this so interesting .... something one would never be aware of apart from cameras that will zoom in ....

This is one of the Smithsonian Institution buildings ... I believe it is the Arts Center ... it was one of the few places where the trees were already in bloom

Metro ..... Rosslyn Station

The street directly on the back side of the Supreme Court ...

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