Downtown Washington, DC. The blizzard dropped about 6.9 inches of snow, which shut the city down. After living in Maine for 10 years, this was quite surprising—6 inches of snow in Maine is pretty normal and has little effect on people’s lives. Click on the image for a larger view.
Category Archives: City Life
New Year Blizzard, Part 4
The National Museum of African American History and Culture after the January 3 blizzard. Click on the image for a larger view.
New Year Blizzard, Part 3
Lafayette Square after the January 3 blizzard. The White House can be seen in the background. Click on the image for a larger view.
New Year Blizzard, Part 2
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New Year Blizzard, Part 1
Washington, DC, was hit by a blizzard on January 3. The city was closed for the event. Click on the image for a larger view.
A Day at the Zoo
One of the Asian elephants at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Click on the image for a larger view.
Panda-monium, part 3
The command center for the panda house at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Mei Xiang is on the upper left monitor and Tian Tian on the right. Their cub Xiao Qi Ji is in the center. Click on the image for a larger view.
Panda-monium, part 2
Mei Xiang, the female giant panda, eating in her enclosure. She had a cub in August, 2020. Click on the image for a larger view.
Panda-monium
A panda with its back against the glass barrier feeding at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Many of the animals were indoors because of the whether in DC–it is cooler than their natural climate, although the giant panda do enjoy snow days. This is the male, Tian Tian. Click on the image for a larger view.
Two Americas
Washington is not surprisingly a political place. The holiday season had its share of protests. The first is a voting rights demonstration outside the White House, the second was a white supremacist rally on the National Mall, ending at the Capitol Building. The police response was very different for each. Click on the images for a larger view.
