Day Two Hundred and Seventy-Three

I did another one of Item #27, the picture-taking expeditions. This time I went to the Washington State Capitol grounds in Olympia, which is just a few miles from where I grew up. I spent an hour or so walking around and taking pictures, and realized that I could easily have spent at least that much more time if I'd allowed for it! I restricted myself to the parts of the grounds that were between the fountain and the Capitol building, but I hope to come back another time and take more pictures of the rest of the grounds.

Here are a few of my favorites. (Some of these will also go into the Windows & Doors project.)

Clearly built when buildings were buildings, men were men, women were women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.

half of a self-portrait?

Hello lamppost, whatcha knowin'?
I've come to watch your flowers growin'.
Ain'tcha got no rhymes for me?
Doot'n'do do, feelin' groovy.

I do love stairs.

looking up into the rotunda from as close to the center of the building as possible without standing on the State Seal, which is (needless to say) frowned upon

the floor of the rotunda as seen from the balcony in front of the Senate chambers

The pillars at the front of the Capitol, which apparently are also holding up the sky.