Ryan McFarland

When do we get spring?

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I woke this morning to a few inches of snow on the ground. It’s still coming down. But there are crocus in bloom!

Friday was a going away party for Orin. He’s moving to Sitka to start a pizza business. Because he works so much he hasn’t been to our place for a FFF in quite a while. This one turned into FFFF (Formal Finger Food Friday) when Mike, Josh, and Earl showed up dressed in suits. I went upstairs and changed of course.

Last Saturday I was in bed working on the computer. Having a laptop is a true luxury isn’t it? Anyway, Hex settled into my left armpit and after a while Yeti wanted to sleep on my chest. He slid off and right onto little Hex who took it like it happened a few times a day.

I spent today stomping around DC some more.  It was another nice day (although yesterday was overcast and rained).

Last night i watched Doomsday in the theater a few blocks from the hotel.  Unfortunately i took a route there that was about 3 miles out of the way.  I’m learning that the shoes i have been wearing just are not built for long hours on paved paths.

I’m also really into craft. In fact, back in the early 90’s when i was Northeast Region Chief of the Order of the Arrow “craft” was one of my buzzwords when we were planning one of the national conferences. I would say it very nasally.

This is a closeup of a banner on the outside of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery. The full banner says “American Craft” and is hanging vertically on the outside of the brick building. Sadly, when i went back today to go take a look at the exhibit the outside banner had been changed.

I’m a fan of words and text.  I love signs and textures.  I also like thrift ships and lately have been trying to be extremely thrifty with my use of my money.  So this picture of part of one of the signs of the Office of Thrift Supervision is nice.  Remember my other Office of Thrift Supervision picture of a sign that’s just around the corner?

I saw a string of photos that someone had made using toys, postcards, and money in the foreground of photos of famous places. I’m imitating that with a few pictures in D.C. and also did it one time in Cambodia at Angkor Wat.

DC police work on opening one of the doors of a patrol car.

The white house and a manhole in the lawn.

The Washington Monument reflected along with a pair of mallard ducks.

The Vietnam Memorial.

Lincoln Monument.

Korean War Memorial

The Washington Monument behind the Alaska pillar of the WWII memorial.

Part of the collection of flags at the base of the Washington Monument.

Me at the Washington Monument.

Me at the U.S. Capitol.

The U.S. Supreme Court.

Today on our way back to town after zipping home for lunch and to pick up Cena we watched 12 deer cross the street. This picture I shot earlier in the week with my cameraphone while pulling out of the parking lot at work.