A Belated Welcome to 2024

February 12, 2024
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January was a reasonably quiet month, although we did attend several local events. Among other things there was a conference at the CATO Institute and by Northern Virginia standards, quite a bit of snow.

Reston, VA — Jan 15, 2024. A vertical shot taken early in the morning after a snowfall in Reston Towon Center.

We also went to the Capital Arena in the District to watch the Washington Capitals face-off against the NY Rangers.

Washington, DC — Jan 8, 2024. The Washington Capitals face-off against the NY Rangers in a packed Capital Arena. Washington Capitals vs the NY Rangers

The Capitals are planning to move the team to Arlington VA from Washington DC. Like the Rangers who play their home games in New Jersey but still insist on calling themselves the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals plan to keep their name. 

Washington, GC — Jan 8, 2024. A man on a bike peddles past the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

We went to the Kennedy Center where we watched the National Symphony Orchestra perform  Dvořák’s  Violin Concerto and Schubert’s Ninth Symphony. The Kennedy Center is a fabulous venue that consistently puts on top quality performances that do not even come close to challenging Manhattan’s stratospheric prices.

Washington, DC, The Kennedy Center—Jan 21, 2024. Photo taken inside the Kennedy Center as the guests began to arrive before the concert began.
Washington, DC, The Kennedy Center—Jan 21, 2024. Photo taken inside the Kennedy Center as the orchestra begins to warm up.

Finally, the National Mall was the site for the annual March for Life which began in January 1974. The marchers braved freezing temperatures and snow for the march. 

Washington, DC — January 19, 2024. Marchers show up in the snow and freezing weather to march in the annual March for Life in Washington DC.

We will be on the road traveling before too long, and expect to post photos from those trips when they begin in early March of 2024. In the meantime, here are some photos from January. 

JFB