Yards Park in SE DC

This week we drove over to our old Capitol Hill neighborhood. It was difficult to actually get in to our usual parking place by our old house because the barricaded Capitol also cuts you off from Independence Avenue. After another twenty minutes or more we finally figured a route. This time we wanted to take a morning walk along the Anacostia River, Nationals stadium, and Yards Park. When we first moved to Capitol Hill fifteen years ago, none of this massive building boom existed. Now it looks like another arm of downtown filled with high rises, metal, glass and NOISE. The construction has hardly stopped and makes for a very loud environment. I was also trying to get images for the 52Frames photo challenge this week - “details.” Ever since we moved to northern Virginia almost two years ago we are less impressed with the old neighborhood. It might be that the pandemic has definitely changed things, but the barricaded blocks with barbed wired fencing takes away from the whole vibe. We thought about renting an apartment in the Yards area before we bought our condo and I’m glad we decided not to. I think we have outgrown the hassle of living in a busy place without the benefits. It was nice while it lasted especially when I was working. Now it’s close enough to visit and that’s good enough. Driving home along the GW Parkway was an unexpected sight - 3 park police on horseback. We oftentimes see them in the city, but never along a busy road way.