All I’ve Got Is A Photograph, But It’s Not Enough
Friday, December 8 - Capitol Hill, Washington DC - About 2:00pm
This is really just a post to put up some pictures I took Friday. Since I’m wigging out over what to buy people for Christmas and have done nothing to help that situation, I went to the Library of Congress. It had a rare Da Vinci sketch which had never travelled outside of Italy, and was there for two days. It was freezing, but I figured when was the chance I’d ever see this thing again. It was pretty neat. But neater was the Library of Congress. I had never been there, and the inside of the main (Jefferson) building is impressive. Frescoes on the ceiling, intricate tile patters repeated throughout the building, and lots of neat stuff. If you’re ever wandering around Washington, after you’ve come to buy me a beer, it’s worth checking out. And, like all things in DC, it’s free.
Working from the top down:
1. The main atrium/lobby in the Library of Congress. Just behind here is the famous reading room, which you’ve no doubt seen somewhere besides here. The architechture here is gorgeous, and it was fun watching workers but up the Library’s Christmas tree.
2. This is the ceiling of the main atrium/lobby. I really like the pattern in the stained glass. However, it’s clear the roof could use a little cleaning.
3. A (cropped) photo of an ornament on the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Bonus points if you catch the two things in the reflection. If I had a better camera, this would have turned out better.
Title is from the song "Photograph" by Def Leppard, although Malibu Storm’s newgrass version(*cough*Nickel Creek ripoff*cough*) isn’t without its charms
