{"id":946,"date":"2008-03-07T15:18:33","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T20:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=946"},"modified":"2008-03-07T15:18:33","modified_gmt":"2008-03-07T20:18:33","slug":"my-dc-outdoor-skating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=946","title":{"rendered":"my dc: outdoor skating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was walking along the Mall coming back to work from my dentist appointment on Wednesday when I thought to snap these shots. It was a sunny day, about 50 degrees with a breeze.<\/p>\n<p>First I offer you a true glimpse into the interseason of winter transitioning to spring:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2315477115\/\" title=\"Interseason by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3184\/2315477115_32033913d4.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Interseason\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>These were taken at the Sculpture Garden Ice Rink. After this weekend, and continuing through the spring, the rink is actually a large fountain in a park outside the National Museum of Art. During Friday night jazz concerts, you&#8217;ll find us in a corner of the park with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=834\">delicious picnic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2316295442\/\" title=\"Sculpture Garden Rink by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3268\/2316295442_c9f9177ec9_m.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Sculpture Garden Rink\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2315479107\/\" title=\"A Lovely Afternoon by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2087\/2315479107_c523dcb6fb_m.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"A Lovely Afternoon\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And I leave you with this final quintessential D.C. shot. The man skating in the foreground of the shot? Obviously a businessman on his lunch hour because he&#8217;s wearing suit pants, a collared shirt, and a tie in addition to his protective sun hat and skates.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2316297214\/\" title=\"Pure D.C. by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2299\/2316297214_4bedfde52c.jpg\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" alt=\"Pure D.C.\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was walking along the Mall coming back to work from my dentist appointment on Wednesday when I thought to snap these shots. It was a sunny day, about 50 degrees with a breeze. 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