Ronald Reagan Building, where I work
What started out as a photo essay of the Earl Shaffer Appalachian Trail exhibit at the Museum of American History, turned into a something a little different.
Click above for a neat little tune to accompany the photos.
I woke with every intention, this morning, of going to the Museum of American History and taking pictures of the Earl Shaffer Appalachian Trail exhibit. But I veered off the path, and took photo’s of my life in Washington DC instead.
Too often, I think that this is the town in which I work, and not often enough about this is the town that every American can call “Home” regardless of political affiliation.
DC is every-town. It belongs to you and me. It belongs to “We the People.”
It’s Museums are free to all. Paid for by your tax dollars.
It’s memorials are symbolic of what we stand for, each and every one of us.
“Our House” has a Victory Garden now, and it’s food goes to help feed the nourish the poor. It’s lawn and building is bought, paid for and maintained by you and me.
People from all over the world come to visit your museums and walk the expanse of your National Mall.
Institutes like the Smithsonian work to bring each of us, exciting new discoveries in the the arts, sciences and history, and to showcase them for all of us to see.
While visiting your city, we stopped at this beautiful fountain, enjoying the nice breeze and cooling water on our feet.
Small, seemingly hidden places afford the hot and tired, places to relax amid splendor provided by our ancestors for our enjoyment.
And when we finally enter the museums, we are afforded the opportunity to view the history people lie Earl Shaffer, who was the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail.
And when we leave, we are left to ask, “Who is to say, who owns the earth, the land and the sky?” People have taken claim to those things which should be every person birthrate. This is something that we must continue to rail against. But until this Union that is America continues to stand, this is our town. This is Nashville and New York, this is Kansas City and Kalamazoo.
I may work here, but I never forget that this is “Our Town.”
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Great photos, Adam! As a proud DC resident, I still get a thrill when I see the US Capitol every day when I leave my house. I am constantly amazed by the amount of nature and beauty this city holds, in addition to all the history, architecture, and cultural pursuits. It truly is a capitol city and I feel so lucky to live here. ~ Bethe
Thank you for letting me view Washington DC in a new light. It IS my town too!