The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC (the building in the background) was built with the idea that America needed a world class art museum of its own. However, it was dedicated in 1941, long after the establishment of other notable art museums such as the Met in NYC, Fine Arts in Boston and the Museum of Art in Philadelphia. It does hold the only Leonardo DaVinci painting in the US, the Ginevra de' Benci.
The Birds, by Alfred Hitchcock. That’s what came to mind when I saw this tree. The way the shadows fell and the branches hung, it made me think of them in that house looking out at the birds outside. I’m not sure why that was on tv so often, but it seemed to be on a lot. I haven’t seen that movie in years, but it is still burned into my memory. It’s a classic, but not one I need to see again.
These two trees with massively large trunks stand just off the shore of the Chesapeake Bay, blocking the wind and giving a nice view to the passing cargo ships. They are a glorious contrast to the army of sweet gum trees that inhabit the local area. Those dirty trees that drop spikeball bombs to attack your feet in the grass, the grass that must fend off fierce attacks from those trees’ shallow root systems.