Forgotten DC Monuments III

Forgotten Monuments III continued



This was the highlight of the trip, the Spring Grotto, on the Capitol grounds. It is a cool, quiet, wonderful place, hidden from the tourists. We were shocked to find such a quiet place amid the mess of DC.


Places to sit and listen to the water and take a nap.

The Presidential Bee Hive!

The White House Kitchen Garden

Forgotten Monuments III continued



Our picture with the Capitol in the background.

Forgotten? I suppose, it is a monument to General Pershing, not many people seek it out.


The Civil War memorial, not forgotten for sure, but we were in the neighborhood.
An albino squirrel on the back lawn of the Capitol. Weird.



The Supreme Court, pretty neat, I never gave it much thought, but I guess they would have to have a building somewhere in town.

Forgotten Monuments III and some which were not forgotten at all.


In front of the Library of Congress, not very forgotten, but we wanted to go see the Constitution. What is the problem here? The Constitution is not in the Library of Congress, it is in the National Archives. Oh well, you win a few and lose a few.


The Poseidon Fountain in front of the Library of Congress and the first of our self portraits.




Wait for the walk signal! Headed up New Jersey Ave toward the Capitol.


A quick picture inside the Library of Congress, the ceiling and walls were beautiful. Hundreds of people inside, we did not stay very long, just to many tourists.

Another picture inside the Library of Congress.

Next we head west toward the Capitol.

Forgotten DC Monuments Continued

OK, we have started our Day-Cations again. We live within an hour of the beach, the Capital, and 4 other states, you would think we would have plenty to do. We decided to continue our forgotten monument tour with a couple we are sure no one has heard of. Take a look and standby next month we might just sit on the lap of Albert Einstein.


Look familiar? "I am king of the world." This is the Titanic Memorial placed by the women of the Titanic. I have pasted the quote at the end of this post. As you can see we were alone here at this forgotten monument to the bravery of the human spirit.





A wonderful morning as we walk past the Department of Transportation. This is the second forgotten monument, the Transportation Walk. It surrounds the building with many displays of transportation modes from over the years. It is quiet and again as you can see we were alone.


A very clean and nice fountain showing different types of sailing ships.


And nothing tops off a "day-cation" like Five Guys Burgers and Fries. So good even the President eats here. They cook to order, fresh cut fries and hand made hamburgers. Probably the most reasonable place to eat in the district.


It was a wonderful day, with lots to see and do. We dropped by the fish market on the waterfront, but my camera decided that was the time to stop working. We also visited the Jefferson Memorial, but the construction really takes away from the beauty of the area, but hey, we can't have Tom fall in the Tidal Basin can we?

TO THE BRAVE MEN
WHO PERISHED
IN THE WRECK
OF THE TITANIC
APRIL 15 1912
THEY GAVE THEIR
LIVES THAT WOMEN
AND CHILDREN
MIGHT BE SAVED

ERECTED BY THE
WOMEN OF AMERICA

Back:

TO THE YOUNG AND THE OLD
THE RICH AND THE POOR
THE IGNORANT AND THE LEARNED
ALL
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES NOBLY
TO SAVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Wedding Information

Kayley dressed in her flower girl present, Steven giving his Mom a kiss.
James and Maggie, taking it easy in the corner.
Rhonda and Steph, picture by Kayley
The happy couple.
Steven and Kayley pose at the rehearsal dinner


Just a bit about the wedding.

The ceremony was held at the Little Chapel in the Woods on the campus of the Texas Woman's University. It was small but very beautiful and historic. It is in a wooded, park like setting on the university grounds. After last minute changes during the rehearsal we all headed to Carino's for dinner. It was amazing to see Steve-O, Chris, Andy, and Joe, now all grown up, some with kids of their own. These were the boys who Steven grew up with and we watched slouch their way through our house in Benbrook. We welcomed them then and it was nice to have them welcome us back to Texas.



On wedding day it was HOT, but then we were in Texas. Everything went according to plan, Rhonda and Jenna's Mom lit candles and neither one fell down the steps. Jenna could not have looked any lovelier as she walked up the isle with her Father on one arm and Step-Father on the other. There was only one moment when tears were about to fall, but with a quick sniff it was diverted. Kayley was the flower girl and did a perfect job. She was so cute!

The wedding reception was at an event venue, it was based on the 1920's with music and decorations from this era. Jenna did the first dance with her Father then with her Step-Father, then Steven and Rhonda danced to "Time in a Bottle." There was a lot of good food and much fun. They had dance instructors to help us all learn how to dance 20's style. We were shocked when Steven and Jenna came out and did a Swing Dance, including Jenna being thrown in the air, sliding across the dance floor and jumping over Steven's head, it was amazing. I knew my kids had talent, but this was really something.

The wedding was perfect, the food was excellent, and Jenna's family were very open and friendly. There were only the few of us Long's, but we were right at home. I am very pleased to welcome Jenna to the family and expect great things from these two.