Morning Walk near Constitution Gardens

Every week we drive in to town for a morning walk and also to take photos for the weekly challenge and for this blog. We haven’t been to the Lincoln Memorial for quite a while so we parked by the Tidal Basin. It’s a great place to park and isn’t very well known. It’s also less busy than the National mall. First we stopped at the WWII Memorial. Then we walked along the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool and made a turn to the Korean War Memorial. This is a great time of year in the city because it’s the least busy. Then we headed up the steps to the Lincoln Memorial where there were a lot of people gathering. One of our favorite spots is Constitution Gardens. Someone was painting the gardens and I asked her if I could take her photo. She said she wasn’t from around here and seemed almost out of place. We are always on the lookout for the blue heron that has made its home there. But there was also what I thought was a white egret hanging around too. The little island that has a monument to the constitution always has a great view of the Washington monument. This area is usually very quiet as most people don’t seem to know it exists. Then we looped back to the WWII Memorial and headed back over to the tidal basin. It’s always a nice ride in and an even better walk. There is always something to see and it feels like home. When we lived on Capitol Hill for thirteen years we usually walked near the Capitol and the mall, rarely making it all the way to the Lincoln memorial. I always think about all the people who come here to visit. We get to visit all of the time.