The Halls of Congress

In the morning we went to the office of our Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and received Gallery passes to the House of Representatives.

and we're still getting along...

it's been 5 days and we're still getting along pretty well

just a few more

Watch out, Jeff!!

National Gallery of Art

"When I haven't any blue, I use red" -Pablo Picasso

above: Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Piet Mondrian

Today we went to the National Gallery of Art. We saw so many famous works of art that I can't even begin to say- Picasso, O'Keeffe, Mondrian, Van Gogh, Monet, Da Vinci, Warhol and so many others. I will show a few and then invite you to my classroom where I will have a huge display at the beginning of the school year.

more from the rally

you'll probably have to click on these photos to get a bigger view, but I was actually pretty close.-- I didn't have my telefoto lens with me though. It was kind of exciting to be this close to all this 'power'.

and more up close and personal...

after a long day, we were on our way home and saw a big 'huba baloo' at the Capitol. There was more security than usual [if you can believe that!] and more people standing around seeming to be waiting for something. I told Jeff and the girls to head on home and that I would meet them there, and that I was going to scope out the scene. So I hung out at the Capitol--Jamie, tell John that all the motorcycle cops ride Harleys!-- then all of the sudden a bunch of suits came out of the Capitol and walked right in front of me across the street- turns out the Democrats had just passed the Minimum wage increase from $5.15 to $5.85 and they were doing some celebrating with a bit of a rally! Since no more 'regular' people on the Capitol steps, the Senators and Reps have to come to the people...in the photos are Teddy Kennedy, Speaker Pelosi, Harry Reid, Rangle, and some others that I should probably know that I don't remember.

so close to the power...

Everywhere we went today, it seemed we were close to the President, a member of Congress, or someone that holds power coming or going.... Marine 1 landed and then shortly later took off again. Of course, the SWAT guys don't tell us much about anyone's itinerary.