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Lest week we drove down to the SE DC waterfront, most recently known as Yards Park. When we first moved to Capitol Hill fifteen years ago, none of this existed. Today it is a construction zone that never stops with high rises and glass everywhere. One of the first things to be built was the Nationals Stadium. Neither one of us is impressed by the area because it definitely lacks the old charm of our old neighborhood. It is supposed to be one of the most densely populated areas in DC when all is said and done. Before we moved to northern Virginia almost two years ago we considered renting an apartment there before we decided to buy, but luckily we didn’t. So aside from our morning walk I was also in search of images for the 52Frames photo challenge - “details.” I had taken a few photos in the park by our house just in case nothing else came around, but I always try to get something in town. I didn’t have anything particular in mind, so we just wandered around in our old footsteps - first through the underpass with the graffiti rocks, towards the Anacostia River park, then along the foot path and the blue and green DC water department building Then we reached the stadium and the bronze statues in front of the entrance caught my eye. I liked the close up of the shoe, that happens to be Frank Howard “Hondo” - who not only wore glasses, but had 49 home runs for three straight seasons with the Senators 1968-70. Then there was the reflection of the condo building in the baseball that was hanging high above; and another condo building with interesting balconies. I have a difficult time deciding which image should be submitted so lately I have been posting them on my Facebook business page and Instagram to see which one gets the most hits. This week it looks like the baseball shoe is the clear winner, but the condo building with the interesting balconies and the baseball with the reflection were close behind. This week the challenge is “negative space.” I’m sure something will fit the bill by the end of the week.