Washington, D.C.

Beautiful weather in Washington, D.C.

Capital and the National Mall

National Art Museum

National Air and Space Museum

Washington Monument, with scaffolding to check

for damage from an earthquake August 23, 2011.

Link to a video inside the monument during the earthquake.

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

The John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is near the Philadelphia International Airport. Use this address for GPS: 8601 Lindbergh Blvd, Philadelphia, PA. I used Bartram Ave, S 84th Street, and Lindbergh Blvd.
There is a large sign, on the walking path, for viewing the eagle's nest.

Beautiful barn and stone farm house

Photos of a beautiful barn and stone farm house.
I have wanted to take these photos for years but there was either too much or too little foliage, or the light wasn't right. Finally, today was the right opportunity.

Costa Rica

This is the first batch of photos from Costa Rica.
http://www.kuhnfamily.com/pictures/Trips/Costa_Rica/index-Costa_Rica.html

Overseas Adventure Travel is a good travel company for travelers, not tourists. The company helps us understand a country's people, culture, food, climate, and ecology.

These are a few of the photos.

Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary was built in Philadelphia, PA, in 1822-1836. The building, with cellblocks like the spokes of a wheel, became a model for over 300 prisons worldwide. It was closed in 1971. This photo shoot was sponsored by the Chester County Camera Club. More photos are on this slide show: http://www.kuhnfamily.com/pictures/CCCC/ESP/index.html

Tower and wall

 Entrance

 Barber chair

 Cellblock with 2 levels

 Sky-lit cell

Cellblock

Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza

In addition to these photos taken in the conservatory, there are also Spring blossoms in the gardens, along some of the pathways in Peirce's Woods.

Iguana photo is a ribbon winner

My photo of an Iguana, taken in the Galapagos Islands, won a third place ribbon in the February competition of the Chester County Camera Club. The category was "Ugly but beautiful".