{"id":12252,"date":"2022-07-01T01:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T06:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12252"},"modified":"2022-07-01T06:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T11:31:17","slug":"eventide-the-library-and-lively-fountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=12252","title":{"rendered":"eventide, the library, and lively fountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/52186505610\/\" title=\"Sunset over the WWII Memorial\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52186505610_40d7c29fd1_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Sunset over the WWII Memorial\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Three beautiful things from my past week:<\/p>\n<p>1. As my friend Katie and I were cycling between our game and the bar, we passed through the grove next to the D.C. War Memorial, which was sprinkled with fireflies. When we emerged onto the Mall sidewalk, we were greeted with the most amazing sunset.<\/p>\n<p>2. My favorite Nationals player, pitcher Sean Doolittle, is also a big reader, and he was invited by the Library of Congress to take part in a public chat with Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. Rudi, my friend Sarah, and her friend all got tickets, but Rudi and I went early to tour the building, since Rudi had never been. As a special treat, the Reading Room was open to the public. You could hear the angels singing.<\/p>\n<p>3. The gnats drove Rudi and me away from the Capitol Reflecting Pool and off the Mall. On Pennsylvania Avenue, the Mellon Fountain was running so briskly as to keep the bugs at bay. 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