PC Week 16, The Mattiacci Family

PC Week 15, Widow and Widower Support Group

PC Week 14, Rev. Jonathan N. Clodfelter

PC Week 13, David G. Richardson Family Funeral Home, Inc.

Winter Scenes

PC week 12, Kids in the Kitchen

PC Week 11, The Inauguration

This is the how the inauguration was laid out in the paper as a part of my weekly installment, "The Northeast Exposed". It ran in the paper in the issue of 1.29.09.

The Inauguration of President Barack Obama

The following entries capture the inauguration of our 44th president, Barack Obama. I awoke at 4am to drive down to Largo, Maryland, where I boarded a commuter train to Washington D.C. where I was met by millions of other excited citizens. As we walked to the National Mall the crowd grew larger and larger and a sense of comradery soon followed on this very very very cold day. A sense of hope was in the air and we could all feel it.
These photos are documenting my day from the train ride in to the inauguration; then walking through Georgetown after an amazing dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant called Zed's (I highly recommend checking it out!!!); then back to the train station for the ride back to Jersey.

The walk to the National Mall

Arriving at the National Mall and crammed into the crowd

The first full view of the capital when we arrived at the National Mall.
The gates we had to go through and get our bags checked before we could enter the mall.
My "view".

An overhead shot from where I was standing during the inauguration.

More from the Inauguration and Georgetown

Snipers were on every building surrounding the mall.

Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura taking off in their helicopter and travelling back to Texas.

Obama-rama!

As we were walking past all of these store fronts celebrating the inauguration and Obama, I wondered if the town was decked out in the same way when Bush was being inaugurated. I suppose anything is possible but somehow I doubt it.