Don't let these pictures fool you....

It's not Spring here! While the Tidal Basin is lovely and the Cherry Blossoms are (almost) in full bloom it's only about 50 degrees here (the average is 60 for this time of year). I had every intention of foregoing my coat going forward but when my taxi came at 5am and it was 33 degrees outside I thought it might be good to grab.

One of the benefits of being up at 4am is that I can (sometimes) be home by 2pm. That afforded me the ability to take some time and make a lap around the Tidal Basin with Jenny. Please see photographic evidence of said adventure below.

 I love the stars in the middle of the blossom.

 Told you I was there!

I wish the world came with signs...

Yesterday I flew from DC to Manchester, NH and really enjoyed the scenery.  I used to steadfastly require the aisle seat when I traveled, mostly because it is significantly more convenient should you need to get up on a flight (because it's super awkward when you need to get up and you're in the window seat, the passengers next to you are sleeping and one is holding a baby). However in the last few years that has changed, mostly because United boards their plane window seats first (followed by middle and then aisle) and before I had status I knew that if I wanted overhead space I was going to need to sit in the window.

Now I just really enjoy it! I love flying over cities at night. I get a kick of areas that seem very precise with very consistent rows and columns of streets and lights. I like flying over during the day and watching the scenery change. I even like flying above the clouds (see earlier random photos).

I just with I knew what the heck I was looking at! My geography knowledge has never been very good. I never have a good sense of even what states I could be flying over. It would be a lot easier if the world just came with signs.

I wish I had some Windex

I was bored on a flight the other day and took some pictures out the window. I think they would be a lot better if I could have taken some Windex to the plane. There are so many views I wish I had been able to photograph. I don't photograph as much as I would like for a variety of reasons:
-I can't reach my camera
-I'm not sitting in the window seat
-There is something funky on the window (scratches, splotches, dead bird, etc)
-I don't want to ruin my super professional business persona by whipping out my camera
-The flight attendant already told us to put electronics away and I'm sitting too close to the front so she would see me breaking the rules

I most love the evening flights over DC. The district looks great at night but is supremely difficult to photograph from a plane with my point and shoot camera!

3 Pictures I Wish I Had Taken

1. An older gentleman doing calisthenics at the airport gate.

2. A guy wearing rubber boots, knee high socks, a kilt and dreadlocks down back.

3. The clogs with socks the guy next to me on the plane was wearing.

But I wimped out. I need a stealthier camera. Or figure out how stop my phone from making the "camera" sound when I take a picture.