A group of DMV residents held a morning rally on the National Mall in solidarity with those in Hawai’i resisting the Thirty Meter Telescope construction at the top of Mauna Kea on Hawai’i island. Their opposition to the project is that it violates indigenous rights and is an affront to Native Hawaiian cultural and religious traditions.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing of Apollo 11, the Smithsonian/National Air & Space Museum had a still of a Saturn 5 rocket projected on the Washington Monument throughout the week. On Friday and Saturday there was an impressive multimedia presentation. I attended that twice, once behind the big screens, and once...

This was the 53rd year of the parade and picnic in this D.C. neighborhood. Anyone who lines up can be in it. Free hot dogs, watermelon, and lemonade for everyone at the park afterwards!

This years DC Jazz Fest featured two days of free music on The Wharf. The artists here are L to R: the Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra; 3 of Yannick Rieu and group; Tarus Mateen and Beyond Genre.

Crabs, shrimp, and lots of fish at the DC Wharf on the waterfront. Also known as The Municipal Fish Market, it is the oldest continuously operating open-air fish market in the United States, predating New York City’s Fulton Fish Market by 17 years.

After a 5 year renovation, the new and improved Fossil Hall reopened at the Smithsonian/NMNH on June 8, 2019.

The Iberian Peninsula is where I’ve spent most of my European travel time. Having a working knowledge of both languages helps and makes it easier to get around. The photos here from L to R are: In Portugal; vineyards at the town of Estremoz; Eléctrico 28 trams in Lisbon; Largo do Chiado, a square in...

These festive occasions were L to R: A happy couple showing off their newly acquired rings – and cake; a performer during the Honolulu City Lights parade; Hula dancers (3 photos); a child intrigued by an artifact during Archeology Day at the National Museum of Natural History; technology being demonstrated to participants at Family fossil...

L to R: 3 photos from a rare big snowstorm in D.C.; Pope Francis cruising down Penn. Ave.; participants in the Chinese New Year parade in Honolulu, Hawai’i; Squirrel!; visitor to Arlington National Cemetery; 2 from a marathon in D.C., 2 shots of beach visitors on O’ahu; ladies at Iolani Palace in Honolulu, grave of...

I went down to the Washington Monument on a cloudy day in the early evening because I thought the ambient light along with the lights on the scaffolding would be interesting. I got lucky that a storm had just past by. The other photos here L To R are: 2 of the U.S. Capital Dome,...