Stairway to Heaven?

When I was in college one of the most frequently heard songs was “stairway to heaven.” An obnoxious  residents in my brother’s dorm was enamored by it to the point that we were getting quite sick of it because he played it over and over and over again! Years have passed and a deteriorating eyesight goes along with that. What does one thing have to do with the other? Well, the other day we were walking home from our morning promenade and something caught our eye. At one of the townhouse developments by the House Office Buildings was a flight of steps with an interesting enhancement. We never noticed them before over the last many years so we think it was just installed. There was a tiny shining light in the middle of every other step that would most likely help anyone see the path to the house better - especially at night. It was unique in that none of the other units had this interesting accent, not had we seen anything quite like it. The placement of the light was different. It reminded me of the song “stairway to Heaven” in some odd way. No, it really isn’t Heaven. But to the homeowner it might be - even if a train track is located in their back yard!