Road trip to Washington DC

We were planning to spend next week camping on the beach at Assateague, doing a bit of kayaking, hiking, pony watching and generally relaxing.  Unfortunately, the Weather Gods got wind of our plans,  The first few days, temps in Delaware (where we were going to stop off and visit some friends) were going to be in the 30s at night.  After that, rain is in the forecast at Assateague.  We'd be dry camping with the 36 gallons of water we carry and only the electricity from our battery.  Camping on the beach in cold rain is no fun.  So we are going to Plan B.  (After well over 20 years of camping, nine of them in tents and six in a pop-up, and us always on the bad side of the Weather Gods, we are accustomed to advancing down the alphabet as far as Plans are concerned.  I can remember one  time, when I announced we were gong to Plan B, a weary little voice from one of my children: "Have we EVER done Plan A?") 

So tomorrow morning, we are off to Washington DC.  I haven't been there since my senior class trip in 1970.  We'll spend one night camping in Pennsylvania on the way down and back, and we'll have four nights in Maryland not far from the city.  Internet access may be spotty, so I don't know how much I'll be posting.  I promise to catch up with everyone else's blogs when we get back. 

Urban/The City

The City of Hartford, looking abandoned, as it does every weekend. 

Camera: iPhone 4s   Processing: PSE

Nature/Radiant

Glowing late evening clouds at Hopeville Pond.

Camera: Canon EOS T3, Tamron 18-270 lens    Processing: PSE

Activities/Wide Angle

We were camping this weekend on what turned out to be the first day of fishing season.  These optimistic anglers turned out to line the shore of aptly named Hopeville Pond.

Camera: Canon EOS T3, Tamron 18-270 lens  Processing: PSE

Colors/Stand out

The bright colors of this couples' rain jackets stand out against the gloomy rain-drenched parking lot.

Camera: iPhone 4s  Processing: PhotoToaster, Tilt Shift Generator, Color Blast

Outdoors/Warmth

Last night, we camped for the first time this season.  It's still chilly here in New England once the sun goes down.  I appreciated being able to toast my tootsies at a nice campfire.

Camera: iPhone 4S  Processing: PSE

Nature/Blossom

I usually have a host of daffodils in my yard, but this year most of them were lagging behind and hadn't yet bloomed...and today the Lawn Dude mowed them down. Only this one and its companion, which are planted way out back, survived. It's past its prime, but it has character.

Camera: iPhone 4s Processing: Dynamic Light