http://photographichappenstance.com Expressing the arbritary nature of life through incidental images of people, places, and things... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:23:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The rotunda at Bancroft Hall at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Go Navy! Beat Army! http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/07/02/rotunda/ Not really, but I did think of the song when passing under the bridge. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/28/bridge-over-troubled-waters-2/ Fire, fire, fire... class alpha fire reported in the in the yard, away the flying squad away. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/25/fire-fire-fire/ Rainbow in Springfield after last night's thunderstorm. Reminds me of Hawaii, where you see rainbows every day. Also reminds me of a Hawaiian saying: "no rain, no rainbows". Wise words indeed. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/24/rainbow-connection/ Sunset on one of the estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/23/sunset-on-the-river/ A boat on a lift... says it all. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/21/boatlift/ Don't know why I found this to be so interesting... I love the contrast of the white buckets and the dark background. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/19/buckets-on-poles/ Looking up from a dock off of an estuary of the Chesapeake Bay. A beautiful day and bounteous catch led to a happy evening of food and fun. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/18/sitting-on-the-dock/ Blue crabs from one of the estuaries of the Chesapeake. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/06/17/blue-crabs/ A black and white of the World War I Memorial, built to commemorate those from the District of Columbia who lost their lives in service to the country during the "war to end all wars". http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/05/11/a-memorial-to-those-who-served/ The red, white, and blue displayed at half-time at last year's Army-Navy game. The game was played in Baltimore - parking was a nightmare. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/05/04/army-navy-2007-2/ Metro arriving at Foggy Bottom on a routine expedition into the city. We didn't end up in the Land of the Lost, though... http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/05/01/foggy-bottom/ http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/04/30/reflections-korean-war-memorial/ Stars on the Freedom Wall at the World War II memorial in Washington DC. Took this picture on a fall expedition into the city. I haven't been making as many trips into the city as I have in the past, probably time to pack the gear and walk, ... http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/04/29/stars-freedom-wall-wwii-memorial-washington-dc/ Close up of the journalist memorial in Rosslyn, located at Freedom Park. The colors reflected off the glass are amazing! http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/04/27/journalist-memorial-arlington-va/ A shot of the daibutsu at Kotoku-in temple in Kamakura Japan. Made another trip out to Japan, this time for business and had a chance to make a quick trip out to Kamakura to visit the family. I stayed in Daiba area of Tokyo which turned out to ... http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/04/16/the-daibutsu-at-kotoku-in/ More pictures of Torii gates at Zeni-arai Benten in Kamakura, Japan. The shrine is a short walk away from the JR Kamakura train station, and an even shorter walk from my parent's house. You can see both Zeni-arai Benten and Sasuke Inari in the same short walk, since ... http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/04/04/more-zeni-arai-benten/ Looking up one of the skyscrapers in Rosslyn VA. I believe this is the building where WJLA News 7 is located... http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/03/31/building-in-rosslyn/ A view down a sidewalk in Rosslyn - contractors were working overhead and built the temporary walkway to prevent debris from falling onto the heads of pedestrians, I suppose. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/03/29/construction-in-rosslyn/ Looking down at the tracks at Farragut West Metro station on the way back from seeing the Frogs exhibit at the National Geographic museum. http://photographichappenstance.com/2008/03/28/farragut-west/