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Crescent Tower

14th and N Street, NW, June 12, 2010, 7:57 p.m. (Click image to enlarge.)

(Photo taken with Canon Rebel XS, ISO 1600; HDR image procesing with Photoshop CS5)

Rooftop Deck

2200 block of 13th Street, N.W., July 2, 2005, 9:03 p.m. (Click image to enlarge.)

(Photo taken with Canon PowerShot SD 300, 1/10 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200)

Halo

Halo Bar, 15th and N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2004, at 7:01 pm. (Click image to enlarge.)

(Photo taken with Canon PowerShot S410, 1/30 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Happy Fourth!

From last year’s fireworks.

Dog lamp

Part of a new lamp I bought today.

Gone

I went to the Reagan funeral procession only because it was a historic event, not because of any fondness for Reagan, as you will know if you’ve spent any time at www.clifburns.us. Click here for the other pictures.

Japanese Laterns

My friend Jimmy had a cookout yesterday on his roofdeck. The roofdeck was decorated with strings of lights and Japanese laterns. Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw and margaritas sent everyone home in a good mood.

Memorial Dedication

Here’s a picture of the WWII Memorial that was dedicated today. I wasn’t there today, obviously, since it was closed off for the dedication. This picture was taken two weeks ago. The rest are here. I watched the dedication on TV, and I am somewhat chagrined to say that I liked Dole’s speech. Readers of www.clifburns.us will know why I am chagrined about that.

[This site, www.clifburns.net, is back up after a problem with Yahoo Domains which shut it down temporarily. I've now redirected the site away from Yahoo Domains and it should be stable.]

My first cicada

This morning one of the 50 kazillion cicadas that have recently emerged from their 17-year hibernation visited the screen on my kitchen window, some eight stories above ground. This is the only one I’ve seen so far, although allegedly they are everywhere. If this one is looking to mate, he’s not going about it very well.

Tunisian Lions

Several years ago the Tunisian Embassy, located down the block from me, built a mysterious annex guarded by two cheap plaster lions, one of which is pictured here. The windows are shrouded by curtains. I have never seen anyone use this annex, and the tiles on the steps are beginning to fall apart. Perhaps these plaster lions have scared everyone away.