Capitol Hill Morning Walk

Last week we took a ride in to town. For whatever reason we didn’t get around to it until Friday. Usually we make it a point to drive in to take photos for the 52Frames challenge each week. But since last week called for portraits, I was able to get that accomplished at home. So we parked in our old Capitol Hill neighborhood on the street where we lived for 13 years. Rather than walk the National Mall and Capitol area, we headed towards the rear end of the Supreme Court. The skies were a crisp blue and it was a beautiful day. We meandered down the sidewalks toward union station then headed over towards eastern market. For whatever reason the area just looked worn down and unkempt. No one has returned to work yet and the federal government offices were still closed. Then we hit Barracks Row where a lot of new gardens were planted near and around the metro stop. Then we looped back around towards our old house. The ironic thing about this walk was that I hardly was inspired to take any photos. Usually there are plenty of interesting scenes, but I either wasn’t in the mood or things just looked stale. Maybe because we moved a little over two years ago and we now are beginning to see the city as it really looks. Sometimes you just get used to the surroundings and just don’t see the negatives. For the first time my husband even said things looked pretty bad and can’t believe we lived there as long as we did. While we were there we really liked it - although the 1890’s building was more of a headache than anyone would have liked. I know we will keep visiting the area. But it’s just not how we remember. Maybe we should stick to the mall and the gardens.