See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man, by George Catlin (1796-1872)

A closer shot of #DaVinci's Ginevra de' Benci

This is Da Vinci's Ginevra de' Benci, the only painting by the artist in America, at @ngadc the National Gallery of Art.

A private moment with Adolphus Greely, arctic explorer, military leader and 1st president of the @ExplorersClub.

The memorial for President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and family.

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, honoring a fallen WW I soldier.

Just finishing a solemn walk through Arlington National Cemetery.

"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson

And the Washington Monument. Nice light, huh?

Quick trip to Jefferson Memorial before dark...

That would be me wishing you a Merry Christmas....

Tour wraps around the patio in back. What a view of the Potomac!

Almost inside in Mansion! That's not stone but wood painted to look like stone, called Rustication!

Closer shot of the Mansion.

Caught these two makin' a little Christmas Love in the trees...

The Washington's Lower Garden area.

And here's the Mansion House, where George and Martha lived after they got married.

Can you read the sign? Washington harvested 1.5 million fish out of the Potomac each year.

A little Christmas Holly for you!

Now I'm walking thru the burial grounds for Washington's slaves...over 150 graves.