Halloween in Georgetown

Some Photographs I took this morning around the east side of Georgetown.


Halloween in Georgetown - 2011

Lady LIberty Turns 125

The Denver Post's Plog has a set of over 100 photographs covering the the Statue of Liberty's history, beginning with it's construction by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's, up through yesterday's anniversary of President Grover Cleveland's dedication of the statue on October 28, 1886.


The 125th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty

Diwali

From the Guardian, a set of colorful photographs to celebrate Diwali.

Diwali, festival of lights - in pictures

Photographs of the Civil War

From the Daily Beast, a set of the photographs from the Civil War, including the photo below of Thaddeus Lowe, who pioneered the field of aerial reconnaissance.

Photos from the Civil War

Viking Burial

A 1,000 year old viking burial discovered in Scotland.

Devil Sent the Rain

Tom Piazza discusses his recent book of essays, "Devil Sent the Rain". Some of the essays are from his previous work for the Oxford American magazine. He also is writer for the HBO series Treme.

A Room With a View

I got a new office at work last Friday. I now have a window that faces North across N Street. This is what I see when I look up from my computer now—the National Cathedral, undergoing earthquake damage repairs.

My apartment is somewhere behind the trees below and maybe a little to the left of the Cathedral.