These two men are part of a group of 19 Buddhist monks who left Fort Worth, Texas, on October 26, 2025, embarking on their “Walk for Peace,” and walked 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) to Washington, D.C., where they arrived on Tuesday. As they made their way through the city to their various events, they were warmly greeted by huge crowds of people. They’ll be in the area for three days and will return home by bus on Saturday.

I was pleasantly surprised to see them walking downtown, accompanied by hundreds of people but was unable to get a good shot of them as I was already late for an appointment. However, while waiting for Tim to make his way through the gridlocked streets to pick me up, I saw these two monks on the corner and got this picture.

The Walk for Peace is all over the news, but a good report on it can be found at https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/g-s1-109416/buddhist-monks-finish-walk-for-peace

Backyard ice sculpture, posted earlier: