National Arboretum

After a failed attempt to go to the Arboretum the day after Hurricane Irene, we made it this past weekend. Frankly trees didn't do much for me (although with so few people around it was very peaceful and serene), but I was a little obsessed with the Capitol Columns (in case you couldn't tell). These columns are the originally ones from the Capitol Building - they were removed when the building was expanded and replaced with marble reproductions and these original columns (made of sandstone or limestone or something) were moved here. With no one around and in this setting you can almost imagine yourself in Ancient Rome.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Pt. II (Summer)

Went back to the Aquatic Gardens - this time when there was actually some greenery.

 Click the links below to check out my pictures from the winter:
http://emmytuck.blogspot.com/2011/01/kenilworth-aquatic-gardens.html
http://emmytuck.blogspot.com/2011/01/kenilworth-aquatic-gardens-original.html
http://emmytuck.blogspot.com/2011/01/kenilworth-aquatic-gardens-last-batch.html

Potomac River Cruise

I am the biggest tourist sometimes...

My new IPHONE!

Okay, I downloaded the most awesome app on my brand new iphone that takes pictures with this cool vintage, faded quality that I'm pretty damn obsessed with!
These are the first 2 pictures that I took with it - these are just sitting on the couch in my room playing with the app for the first time, but I love the way they look.

Cutest dog ever!

I recently found these photos I took last christmas of a dog Cate brought home to look after for the holiday. Either dogs are incredibly photogenic or this dog is just so adorable that I think all these pictures are good :) The cropping in the first one is a little weird (I know) and the lighting in the house was really bad so the coloring was off and I converted all of these to B&W and sepia.

My Safari

My mom recently went to the Mara in Kenya on safari. I then went on my own safari...to the DC Zoo! After checking out some animals (the lions were really the only things that were providing me with anything to shoot) I turned my camera on bigger prey...Ro and Gavin :)

Mufasa!

Ro and Gavin checking out some ring tailed lemurs on Lemur Island

Still checking out lemurs

Holocaust Museum

This is a poem that was in this month's Volunteer Voice, which is the Holocaust Museum's newsletter for its volunteers. I liked it so much that I wanted to share it.

Why We Serve – Or Why We Shouldn’t  by Ed Weiner
“How can you possibly volunteer at the Holocaust Museum – it’s so depressing.”
“Is it safe? I mean really safe. I’ve heard stories…”
“Enough already, at your age it’s time for you to slow down.”
“You need to spend more time with your grandchildren.”
“I just read the metro system has broken down again.”
“And with all that flu going around, you don’t need to be there.”
“So just give me one good reason why you must still volunteer.”
“No, I can’t give you one good reason, but I can give you six million!” [Deafening silence] “I rest my case.”


And while I'm at it (and in an attempt to preserve the integrity of the PHOTO blog), below is one of my favorite quotes that is written on a wall in the museum.