on the potomac

 

You know how sometimes you find yourself going along through life, executing your daily routine and dreaming of all the big plans you have for future happiness and enjoyment?  So often I am in that kind of rut and don't even realize it.  When it finally does come to my attention, I find the best cure is to take a different look at where I am.  Sometimes I just need reminding that life is happening right now and there is no time like the present to enjoy.  

So, I'm undertaking an informal project for this little blog.  I'm going to go out there and re-discover the place I'm so lucky to be living in.  The DC area has so much to offer and I want to make sure I get as much out of this experience as possible.  

My first day of photography was Friday, on some unexpected leisure time.  I dropped the pup off at her training in Old Town Alexandria and then walked the few blocks down towards the waterfront and happened upon "Founders Park."  Just a little patch of grass and trees on the banks of the Potomac. It was beautiful in the morning light and I appreciated the time I had to sit on a park bench and take it in.  I like that people treat the river kind of like you would the ocean... lots of boats and seafood and you get that kind of "salty" flavor to the areas of town on the river.  Perhaps my next "mini adventure" should be to find some fresh seafood already!