Every year for the past few years I’ve made a calendar out of my favorite photos. Last year I made a calendar using pictures I took out my office window. Before that, I made calendars using pictures of different places I’d run. This year, I made a calendar out of pictures I’ve taken of Washington D.C. monuments. Since these are some of my favorite pictures of 2015, I’m joining the Friday Five link up hosted at Eat Pray Run DC, Mar on the Run and You Signed Up for What?! (Sorry, I couldn’t pick just five!)
Here are my pictures in the order I arranged them in my calendar. It doesn’t exactly match when I took them, but it comes pretty close.
January: The Capital
(enrobed in scaffolding for its restoration)
February: The Washington Monument
(taken from the base of the Lincoln Memorial)
March: The George Mason Memorial
(across from the Jefferson Memorial)
April: The Jefferson Memorial
May: The Marine Corps War Memorial
(also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial)
June: The World War II Memorial
July: The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial
(in Lady Bird Johnson Park)
August: The Lincoln Memorial
September: The Jefferson Memorial
(with a glimpse of the Capital in pink)
October: The Lincoln Memorial
(from the far side of Memorial Bridge)
November: The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial
December: The Capital Christmas Tree
Random Notes:
- The Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial and Iwo Jima Memorial actually are located in Virginia, but the rest of these monuments are in Washington, D.C.
- I only discovered the George Mason Memorial this year, during a pre-dawn run around the Tidal Basin. I’m not sure how I’ve missed it before, but the way it was illuminated finally caught my attention.
- All of these are “no filter” pictures taken by my trust iPhone on my early morning runs.
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Which one is your favorite?
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I love this – and this is such a good idea for a calendar. I may be stealing it! 🙂
Thanks! The monuments are so lovely they are easy to take good pictures of.
Oh what beautiful photos! And, again, I want to visit Washington. It’s on my bucket list…once the Canadian dollar recovers somewhat. That George Mason Memorial is especially captivating…not as grandiose as some of the others, but with a special character. And the skies in some of the pics…amazing!
Thanks. We get some amazing sunrises. Recently they’ve been during my commute instead of my runs, but soon I hope to be capturing great sunrises again.
Awesome pics! I really like the February Washington Monument one, Iwo Jima, and Jefferson Memorial ones!
Your photos are absolutely beautiful. People who live in or near DC are very lucky for the ability to enjoy such amazing venues and historical sights. My favorite pic is the Navy-Merchant Marine one. The blue sky in the backdrop makes for a stunning pic.
All of those pictures are beautiful! I love the DC monuments and would love to get to run around them some day. You are surely lucky to live and run in such a cool place!
Really gorgeous!
You have no idea how lucky you are to run with such beautiful scenery (and don’t even get me started on the cherry blossoms).
You should come visit!
These are beautiful! I love that you’ve turned them into a calendar. I use to make my grandma a calendar each year of our family pics. It was the one gift she looked forward to each Christmas. She has since passed and I miss making those calendars!
Aw, that’s so sweet! When my kids were younger we did those Sears’ family portrait pictures for family but that was before the age of Snapfish!
I always love all of your photos! You could sell your own calendar indeed!
Hah! That’s what my husband said. They are fun to make and enjoy for another year.
I really love this idea for a calendar! These are some really pretty shots. I think my favorite is of the Lincoln Memorial. I love the sky in that photo.
Ooh… this is a great idea! The photos are beautiful and a calendar is the perfect way to enjoy them 🙂
These pictures are gorgeous. Just beautiful shots. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed them. 😉
What a wonderful idea!! The skies are just breath taking 🙂
That would make me happy every day to see place I knew I ran by…
amazing photos! and what a fun idea for a calendar! I love the Christmas tree 🙂
The timing was just right on that one! The sky was too light to show off the tree in the next shot. 😉
Great idea and what fun taking them. I love your logo!
Thanks! Rita Barry at Blog Genie created it for me.
Your photos are beautiful! What a great idea for a calendar.
Clearly, I need to travel to Washington DC. Can you believe I’ve never been there?
You really do need to come! How about for Cherry Blossom? 😉
Absolutely beautiful pics!! You captured the majesty of the monuments along with some beautiful sunrises. I’ve been to DC a few times, but never had the opportunity to take it to the streets in my running shoes. Lucky you!!
These are so beautiful and probably one of the reasons MCM may be my favorite. What a great idea to make calendars!
What a beautiful idea! I’m tossing around the idea of making a trip down there this year. You’re pictures are making the decision easy. 😉
I love the picture of the Jefferson Memorial! You’re lucky you get to see the monuments on your runs. It looks like some great motivation!
Beautiful pictures! I’ve never seen the George Mason Memorial, I’ll need to look out for it next time I’m there.