What a gorgeous fall afternoon to take a quick trip into DC! We decided the kids and I deserved to see the new DC office where James has worked so hard over the past 2 weeks to have the technology ready for opening day. So, after posing with George Mason, we headed to see the Jefferson Memorial--one we had not seen to date. It was such a beautiful setting, right there next to the Potomac! I think this one has become our favorite!(Pleeease...if anyone knows how to rotate pictures in Blogger, let me know. I HATE not being able to post vertical pictures...it's so limiting. :)
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What wonderful pictures. Of course, I don't know how to rotate pictures. And to further expose my ignorance, who is George Mason? You see, Old Dogs still do want to learn New Tricks.
you are making me want to come visit again...
Val- you have to edit them BEFORE you upload. So, if you have a program to edit pictures, then flip them then.
These are great! They just make me want to come visit! Is this George Mason of the Mason/Dixon line?? Hope you've had a relaxing day! =) Go read a book!
Ditto to Sarah's comment. You must change them prior to blogging.
I have a memory of a dead fish while peddling across the Potomac in a paddle boat right there only 11 years ago! We did not get to see the Jefferson Memorial in its full glory because there was too much scafolding. You are some lucky ducks to live so close to some fantastic stuff!
DC is gorgeous! I'll have to make it down that direction some time. Of course, it would be great to see you, even over the area! :-)
Mom, here's a bit of info from Wikipedia on George Mason. I'm not sure why we don't revere him as much as some of the other founding fathers...
George Mason was the delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. He is called the "Father of the Bill of Rights". For all of these reasons he is considered to be one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States.
Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which detailed specific rights of citizens. In addition to anti-federalist Patrick Henry, he was later a leader of those who pressed for the addition of explicitly stated individual rights as part of the U.S. Constitution, and did not sign the document in part because it lacked such a statement. His efforts eventually succeeded in convincing the Federalists to modify the Constitution and add the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments of the Constitution). The Bill of Rights is based on Mason's earlier Virginia Declaration of Rights.
Oh...and thanks for the advice on my photo issues. Hopefully next time it'll work better!
What a great day for the kids!-educational too.
Those kids are realy going to be history buffs! I really envy you for being able to see all these things.
it really is cool there! i would love to live around such history and amazing buildings. i want to come back too.
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