Spring in February in Washington DC

It has been a crazy couple weeks here in DC. We've had incredibly warm weather. This past Sunday we had a high of 67. The Sunday before it was 61.

The entire city descended down into the streets in a spring-like euphoria. Outdoor cafes were packed. Dupont circle (pictured) was filled with locals. One savvy group of travelers set up their band equipment outside and played for cash.

Of course, when the weather started turning back again it was a crushing blow. I complained to our cab driver and he unsympathetically reminded me that it is still February.

False Alarm Fire

So we were sitting in the apartment the other night when we heard fire engines coming really close - like right behind our building.

It appeared that they were coming straight for us, but apparently it was the building next door.

I thought we were going to be watching a raging inferno from the comfort of our bed, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Must be irritating to get pulled off of watching the game to come out for nothing. And they had already unwound that massive hose. Looked really heavy.