Washington Monument at dusk a snowy February day.
Washington can be a dream city to photograph with so many iconic monuments and buildings, but sometimes those of us who live here can take the sites for granted. I happened to be with my husband and son on Constitution Avenue at twilight the other night, heading to a basketball game at the Verizon Center and bemoaning the utter gridlock of D.C. traffic during rush hour as we sat at light after light. Then I looked out the window as we stopped across from this lovely view of the Washington Monument framed by a couple of trees and a solitary empty bench. The two winking red lights at the top of the monument blinked on and I took the shot with my phone . . . and then the traffic light changed.