After the Storm - Sunshine, Snowpeople, Art

Not only is the Federal government partially shutdown, ALL federal agencies are closed today because of the snow. But one thing is always for sure - it’s best to walk on the sidewalks of the federal buildings because they are always kept snow free. The neighborhood sidewalks are dreadful. No one around here thinks they have any responsibility to shovel. So you risk life and limb attempting to maneuver your way to the next block. Luckily the sun finally came out and everything will eventually melt away. Until that happens we took our morning walk to the Capitol grounds and ran in to a lot of snow people. Yesterday there was a lot of sledding on the west side of the Capitol. I’m sure the snow people were created going either to or from that event. I like to see what other forms of art are created from the flakes - especially when it falls on architecture, statues, and plants. Grant and his horses were heavily blanketed; the large glass lanterns and repetitive patterns encased on the solid walls were quite distinguished; the icicles that formed on the lamps at Bartholdi Fountain were beginning to melt. The red berries popped against the white backdrop, and the spikes of what looked like a palm plant of sorts looked oddly medieval. I suppose you could say the snow is pretty, but I still prefer the sunshine any day.