Working Weekend

I spent the weekend attending a conference and, at least for a couple hours, playing tourist. Here I am at one landmark:

The dashing figure next to me is Franklin Roosevelt at the FDR Memorial near the Mall in Washington D.C. It’s a serene little area with a waterfall and several FDR quotes carved into the store walls. I found this one particularly resonant:

In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice, the path of faith, the path of hope and the path of love toward our fellow men.

Since the weather on my previous trips to Washington never allowed for much lingering on the Mall, I also paid a visit to the Lincoln Memorial, which offers a spectacular view of the Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument.

Here I am at the top of the Lincoln Memorial, with the Reflecting Pool behind me. DC is always an attractive city, but I was fortunate enough to be there when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. Canopies of delicate pinks and whites line the area around the Washington Monument, where locals and tourists alike lounge in the grass and fly kites.

I’m home now and getting my information fix after a couple days of being off-line. So, back to your regularly scheduled blogging.