Oooo pretty! This is where I'm staying while I'm here in DC.

This squirrel can get closer to Barack Obama than I ever could. #jealousofasquirrel

 The back of the White House

 The front!

Hey look! It's me in front of the White House and some girl in a pink sweatshirt. I know, it's an unattractive picture but hey I'm sure I will be able to perfect it again and again and again. Guess what I did today! You can probably tell from these pics. It got all West Wing up in here! I visited the White House. No I did not go inside but I saw the front and the back. I also saw some protesters! What would a trip to the White House be without it. So here are some pics from that!

They were protesting against the Burmese government. I wish I knew more background but that's all I know, sorry. I love protesters and I love protesting. I especially love taking pictures of people protesting. When you're in such an emotional state and completely and utterly entranced by the task at hand and so devoted to a cause it's an amazing experience. I highly recommend it. I participated in a massive environmental protest a few years ago with PowerShift. It changed my life...

I also visited one of the Smithsonian art museums, I couldn't tell you which right now but I'll find out. It was free of course so what's not to like! There was an exhibit that was essentially 40 under 40 (40 pieces are artwork from people under the age of 40 or something like that). There were some pretty nifty and creative pieces in there. In fact, a lot of them were textile related (another one of my passions in life). I swear if I could just weave forever I would. Anyways, there was an interactive piece, a room so to speak of enlightenment. Most of us in the group of girls I spent my day with waited to become enlightened, as we called it. Well let's just say my enlightenment was ruined by like 7 people opening the door. They really need an 'occupied' sign. Sheesh. The end for now.

Love

BD in DC