Saturday, March 9, 2019

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken in March of 2007. Mattie was almost five years old. March snows are never welcomed, but Mattie loved the snow. He went outside on our deck and was trying to catch snow flakes. I tried to capture this moment on camera. I have never been a cold weather person, but regardless of temperatures, Mattie wanted to be outside. So I learned to manage the weather. Mattie prepared me later in life to be an owner of a border collie, as Sunny loves the outdoors at any time of year. I have a feeling Mattie and Sunny would have gotten along splendidly. 




Quote of the day: You should start naming your kidney stones like the weather people do hurricanes. ~ unknown

I would have to say dealing with the chronic pain of a kidney stone isn't exactly wonderful. Which maybe why I resorted to kidney stone humor in tonight's quote. 

I was hoping to sleep a little later this morning, but apparently the DC Rock and Roll marathon had other plans for me. As they were setting up at 2-3am and then music and loud speakers were going outside our window by 7am. 

The highlight of the day was walking Sunny on Roosevelt Island. He just loves it and for us it is a great break in our usual walk routine. On our way home from the Island, I snapped photos of all the graffiti taking over Foggy Bottom. Needless to say, as soon as warmer weather hits, I am sending these photos back into the DC Department of Works. As to me this is an appalling sight, as it sits right in front of the State Department.

Here's another horrific sight.... graffiti in front of the Kennedy Center. These two areas I photographed get hit constantly. In fact, they can get cleaned up one week, and then a few months later they are covered again. But that doesn't stop me, I report it as quickly as it happens.