D.C. on the morning of 5/31, after the protests for the last two days and nights for George Floyd’s death. Across the street from Lafayette Square Philipos Melaku-Bello, who has maintained the peace vigil by the White House for 37 years, is expanding on MLK’s message this morning by Lafayette Square. Police walk toward the […]
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George Floyd protest
Washington, D.C. 5/30/20
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Incredibly moving to be at the Washington Monument on the eve of Memorial Day, with the flags at half mast in memory of those who have died of COVID.
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Baby robins at Constitution Gardens
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Pond at Tregaron Conservancy
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Mother and three baby hawks, in Klingle Park The baby hawks getting bigger:
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The Basilica lit in blue in honor of health care workers.
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Marine One taking off from the White House, for the President’s trip to a mask factory in Arizona.
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A trucker protest has been ongoing for several days, with the truck cabs parked on Constitution Avenue, and periodic horn blasts to get the attention of the nearby White House. The truckers’ issue is that the amounts paid for shipments is too low for a sustainable living, and they want relief during the pandemic.
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A total thrill to get to see owlets, in Rock Creek Park. I got to see two of them, but my friends later saw a third one. The mother owl
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