It was starting to look it would be beautiful and sunny all day, and I was wishing I’d spent longer on the Mall this morning. I hadn’t actually planned to go to the Mall today, literally, I was on my way home from a mandatory staff meeting at my part time job, and made a right instead of continuing to the Metro station.

I walked from the business district where the Bookstore is right down to the National Mall. Actually, I was on Constitution when I started walking east, so, I suppose, I was actually a block “off” the Mall (the museums themselves I consider to be “on” The Mall.

I don’t get down to the Mall nearly enough, and I should make more of an effort. I don’t want to get to the point where I take anything in this city for granted, I should want to go down to the Mall once or twice a month and feel grateful to live close to so many awesome (and more importantly, free) museums and sights.

Heck, I live at the Zoo, and how many times do I go? I still haven’t been to the giant Aviary that I can literally see from my window.