Constitution Gardens Morning Walk

I was in search of water pictures for the photo challenge. We had spend a few days visiting some of the neighborhood parks along the Potomac River, but the Tidal Basin area also has a lot of options. So we parked by the Tidal Basin - which is a great place that no one else seems to know about - and walked over to the WWII memorial. There are a lot of fountains there. Then we headed over to Constitution Gardens - another spot that no one seems to know about. The views of the Washington Monument are great from there. Next up was the Lincoln Memorial. As we walked the crowd was getting bigger and we chatted with a guy visiting from Tampa who was there for a job interview and wandering about taking in all of the sights. The new park police horse stables was just newly opened. There were four horses standing about. But the center wasn’t open because the park ranger had just left for lunch. Maybe next time. On the way back to the car we stopped by the pond across the street from the tidal basin and there was a turtle saying hello by the metal pieces hovering over the water. From there we headed towards the paddle boats by the Jefferson Memorial. There were a few takers. At the annual gardens were a few leaves that had some water drops that looked interesting for some macro shots. In the end I used a Potomac River image. But every time we visit town we enjoy the sights and sounds of DC. We try to go in at least once a week and it is always worth the trip.