All posts tagged: Washington DC

Lotuses and Dragonflies

As summer arrives so are the blossom of lotuses, and along come with dragonflies and bumble bees. I visited Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC two days ago. Though the peak blooming of lotuses probably two weeks away, nevertheless, there were plenty of opportunities to […]

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Cherry Blossoms at Tidal Basin – 2022

Peak of cherry blossoms at Tidal Basin arrives about a week earlier due to warm weather in February and March. We visited over there like many tourists and locals yesterday morning. It was a beautiful day to walked around the entire Basin and enjoyed the […]

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Dragonflies

We went to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday morning. It was very nice to hear the “Cicada Symphony” in the Gardens – they only have 4-6 weeks to find the mates to produce the next generations that will emerge 17 years later (2038). It was a […]

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More Fall Foliage at Tidal Basin

I went back to Tidal Basin yesterday to capture more autumn foliage scenes. Overall, the fall scenes were not as colorful as what I saw a week ago. However, there were still many trees with brilliant colors. When possible, I shot into the light source […]

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Fall Foliage at Tidal Basin

Tidal Basin in Washington, DC is best known for the cherry blossom in spring. Little known is the beautiful fall foliage around the Basin. I visited the place this morning with very few people, natives or tourists so I was able to take my time […]

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