Day tripping

As I mentioned earlier, last week Thom’s mom and one of his nephews were in town, and we all went sightseeing. The earlier humidity fortuitously gave way to pleasant weather, perfect for walking about. Here’s the rundown, and most of these were places I hadn’t visited before, so I was kind of a tourist as well. Saturday: Arlington National Cemetery, and then Wolf Trap in the evening (“Bugs on Broadway” symphony concert: fun!). Sunday: Mount Vernon, George Washington’s estate. Monday: Baltimore, where we went to an Orioles game and the Aquarium. The next day I went back to work, while the others visited a couple of Smithsonian museums, American History and Natural History.

I took a bunch of photos—ever since I got a new, more spacious memory card for my digital camera, I’ve been snapping pictures with abandon—and most of them turned out rather well, if I do say so myself. I’ve yet to decide how I want to manage photos on my site, so for now I’ve put them up on a Yahoo Photos page. Check them out.

Below is the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery. Right now I’m using the full-size version of the photo as the desktop wallpaper on my laptop.