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Washington Rediscovered: Year 10

Hard to believe we've been back from Saudi Arabia for going on 10 years, but it's true, and we're still enjoying rediscovering Washington, where we've owned a house for close to 40 years but which we hadn't lived much in until 2016.
The monstrous plant is blooming
The monstrous plant is blooming		 Talk about overgrown
Talk about overgrown		 ‘Project 2025 Graveyard, Christian Nationalists-Owned’
‘Project 2025 Graveyard, Christian Nationalists-Owned’		 Confused leaf?
Confused leaf?
US Federal Reserve under siege
US Federal Reserve under siege		 Dog with wings, sort of
Dog with wings, sort of		 Patio décor
Patio décor		 Summer decoration
Summer decoration
Fence decoration
Fence decoration		 Making DC safer?
Making DC safer?		 Raindrops overtake the blossoms
Raindrops overtake the blossoms		 ‘American workers FIRST’?
‘American workers FIRST’?
National Guard protecting our park
National Guard protecting our park		 Another decorated trash truck
Another decorated trash truck		 Home of the butterflies
Home of the butterflies		 Café flowers
Café flowers
Go to jail for failing to leash your dog?
Go to jail for failing to leash your dog?		 Queenie ‘protecting’ the park with the National Guard
Queenie ‘protecting’ the park with the National Guard		 Queenie knows more than the police
Queenie knows more than the police		 Queenie among the flowers
Queenie among the flowers
National Guard is still in DC
National Guard is still in DC		 ‘Best Friends Forever’
‘Best Friends Forever’		 Lit from within
Lit from within		 Ready for Halloween
Ready for Halloween
‘Colorful’ Washington, DC
‘Colorful’ Washington, DC		 Anti-abortion performance
Anti-abortion performance		 ‘Big baby’
‘Big baby’		 In view of the Capitol
In view of the Capitol
All decked out for Halloween
All decked out for Halloween		 ‘Updated’ Halloween yard
‘Updated’ Halloween yard		 Howl-o-Ween at Lincoln Park
Howl-o-Ween at Lincoln Park		 Not your everyday Halloween decoration
Not your everyday Halloween decoration
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!		 Overturned
Overturned		 Backyard fall color
Backyard fall color		 Golden retriever ballerina
Golden retriever ballerina
A standout
A standout		 Old call box on Capitol Hill
Old call box on Capitol Hill		 Flowery call box
Flowery call box		 A novel idea to a San Franciscan
A novel idea to a San Franciscan
Fire call box at Lincoln Park
Fire call box at Lincoln Park		 Free DC
Free DC		 Adding color to DC
Adding color to DC		 US Secret Service running toward scene of shooting
US Secret Service running toward scene of shooting
Police now protecting our protectors
Police now protecting our protectors 		Happy Holidays to all my Pbase friends
Happy Holidays to all my Pbase friends		 ‘Season’s Greenings: Dino-Mite!’
:: ‘Season’s Greenings: Dino-Mite!’ :: 		Greetings from the king and queen of Jordan
Greetings from the king and queen of Jordan
Time out
Time out		 No longer the perfect place for a photograph
No longer the perfect place for a photograph		 The building Trump wants to paint white
The building Trump wants to paint white		 Stormy skies at Lincoln Park
Stormy skies at Lincoln Park
They’ll be with us for another year
They’ll be with us for another year		 Dismissing Epstein’s birthday
Dismissing Epstein’s birthday		 Not your everyday snowplow
Not your everyday snowplow		 The icy scene today
The icy scene today
As if it couldn’t get any worse: No heat
As if it couldn’t get any worse: No heat		 Good luck parking here!
Good luck parking here!		 ‘Snowcrete’ has covered DC
‘Snowcrete’ has covered DC		 Creative use of ‘snowcrete’
Creative use of ‘snowcrete’
Andrew to the rescue
Andrew to the rescue		 Snowcrete 'monument'
Snowcrete 'monument'		 Good luck getting to a crosswalk or finding a parking place
Good luck getting to a crosswalk or finding a parking place		 Still waiting
Still waiting
Compliments of the DC government
Compliments of the DC government		 Ice-pile building competition?
Ice-pile building competition?		 Backyard ice sculpture
Backyard ice sculpture		 Some things are universal
Some things are universal
Abraham Lincoln in the morning sun
Abraham Lincoln in the morning sun		 Ice shelf
Ice shelf		 Fun at the car wash
Fun at the car wash		 Waiting for spring to arrive
Waiting for spring to arrive
Starting all over again
Starting all over again		 Signs of life
Signs of life		 Just chillin’
Just chillin’		 Taking in the sunshine
Taking in the sunshine
Poor little sparrow
Poor little sparrow		 Winter azaleas
Winter azaleas		 Maybe spring really is coming
Maybe spring really is coming		 The crocuses are coming!
The crocuses are coming!
Spring before the snow
Spring before the snow		 ‘No way!’
‘No way!’		 ‘Titanic’ statue of Trump and Epstein
‘Titanic’ statue of Trump and Epstein		 Spring is breaking out all over
Spring is breaking out all over
Magnolias are starting to bloom
Magnolias are starting to bloom		 Campaign to fight CRC on the National Mall
Campaign to fight CRC on the National Mall		 Iced-in US Capitol
Iced-in US Capitol		 The first azaleas
The first azaleas
House fire close to home
House fire close to home		 The littlest cherry tree
The littlest cherry tree		 One way to see the cherry blossoms
One way to see the cherry blossoms		 Washington’s iconic cherry blossoms
Washington’s iconic cherry blossoms
New look for the US Department of Justice
New look for the US Department of Justice		 Surprise tulip
Surprise tulip		 Decorating Capitol Hill
Decorating Capitol Hill		 Eagerly waiting for treats
Eagerly waiting for treats
US Capitol, framed
US Capitol, framed		 Cherry blossoms up close and personal
Cherry blossoms up close and personal		 Daffodils among the chaos
Daffodils among the chaos		 Rally supporting the war on Iran
Rally supporting the war on Iran
Tulips galore
Tulips galore		 Worth thinking about
Worth thinking about		 More Botanic Garden tulips
More Botanic Garden tulips		 Last of the cherry blossoms
Last of the cherry blossoms
Azalea bonanza
Azalea bonanza		 Mystery bloom
Mystery bloom		 Queenie the gardener
Queenie the gardener		 Tricky azaleas
Tricky azaleas
Right on time
Right on time		 Deteriorating trees in Lincoln Park
Deteriorating trees in Lincoln Park		 Dogwoods in bloom all over the Hill
Dogwoods in bloom all over the Hill 		Not a good day for a walk
Not a good day for a walk
Flowers keep popping up all over
Flowers keep popping up all over		 America’s national mammal
America’s national mammal		 Survivors
Survivors		 Clematis in all its stages
Clematis in all its stages
Meeting place
Meeting place		 Getting ready to show its colors
Getting ready to show its colors		 Irises in bloom
Irises in bloom		 Another one of my favorite irises
Another one of my favorite irises
The usual iris
The usual iris		 ‘Ashes to Answers’: National Fire Dog Monument
‘Ashes to Answers’: National Fire Dog Monument		 Surprise variation
Surprise variation		 Right on schedule
Right on schedule
National Building Museum
National Building Museum		 Substitute peony
Substitute peony		 Kengla Farms fire call box
Kengla Farms fire call box		 Mobbed by dogs looking for treats
Mobbed by dogs looking for treats
Taking a break
Taking a break		 Survivors
Survivors		 Weekly procession
Weekly procession		 America’s national mammal, revisited
America’s national mammal, revisited
First lily of spring
First lily of spring		 The Kalmar Nyckel sailing into Alexandria
The Kalmar Nyckel sailing into Alexandria		 Kalmar Nyckel heading for port
Kalmar Nyckel heading for port		 Splash of color
Splash of color
Young hawk hiding in the flowers
Young hawk hiding in the flowers		 The lilies are blooming!
The lilies are blooming!		 Golden lily
Golden lily		 Neighboring lily
Neighboring lily
One last lily
One last lily		 Just your everyday daylily
Just your everyday daylily		 Sidewalk crape myrtle in full bloom
Sidewalk crape myrtle in full bloom		 Mystery building addition
Mystery building addition
Monster plant
Monster plant
Nestor Derkach10-Jul-2026 16:50
This is a very beautiful gallery nice assortment of images love the florals perfect in the frames.
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Rob Legeland13-Jun-2026 19:20
A beautiful collection of photos taken with an open mind and from the heart. Keep uploading them! V
joseantonio04-Apr-2026 13:46
Everyone is having the same problem not being able to leave comments con pictures, only on galleries.
Jeff Real17-Jan-2026 15:07
This gallery is really quite a sppecial treat to go back to again and again!
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Dave Petersen Photography08-Jan-2026 12:11
I have watched this f gallery grow as if you are telling a story. A. diverse and wonderful collection of images each capturing a special moment, place and time. VV++
Alain Boussac14-Oct-2025 06:51
I love the great diversity in this gallery, it is beautiful like the things and places where we like to come back and rediscover with new a pleasure... V.
Zoltán Balogh13-Oct-2025 13:11
This is a really great and diverse new gallery, Helen. V
Dan Opdal01-Sep-2025 19:47
Wonderful Collection! V
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