The Written Word

The Written Word, originally uploaded by marrngtn (Manuel).

After looking at the Official White Photostream on Flickr this morning, the picture of President Obama's Signature struck me. I thought back to the last words my Dad wrote to me and how much he thought of candidate Obama in 2008. Sadly he passed never having a chance to cast his ballot. He was short 32 days of exercising his right as an American Citizen.

So, I thought why not use a few of the pieces licensed under CC License to create a derivative work and honor both of these men.

Thanks to White House for Posting these great shots.
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/)

Cherry Blossoms 2009

This year the bad weather and my busy schedule forced me to the tidal basin at a less than oprtune moment to capture the blossoms. Even with the weather and bad lighting I managed to get some respectable shots.