Kids as Tree Trunks

                         Costume thought.  A team of trees.  Very environmental of them.
 

The Orange Holiday

Halloween has always been the most favored holiday in my house. What's not to adore. We get to be someone we're not, the rest of the year. Kids get to wander freely after dark without parents. We get to knock on strangers' doors without any emergency reason. People give things to each other without expecting anything in return, except for the occasional trick. The two main symbols of the holiday are a woman in very cool black clothes -- even a hat, and a vegetable.

Metro -- One Goof & One Yay

A new sign in the Crystal City Metro platform area indicates that Federal Center is the place to move from one line to another. Oops! Whoever laid down the long strip of the lines didn't align the dots with the slanted stops.

I stood next to a man who commented on this error in the tone that many around here do -- complaining about the Metro in general, in the same way people complain about cable service or phone rates. But I'm an unabashed fan of Metro. Problems occur, of course, but isn't that inevitable?

Check out the photo below. That's a freshly painted floor. Both elevators in the Waterfront station received the refreshing coat. Nice!  

 

  

Visual Representation of Statistics -- So Helpful

Population Numbers of DC Quadrants

SW Library Book Sale

The Southwest branch of the MLK Library held a sale this weekend. As always, the books were plentiful, and the volunteers were helpful. I for one bought about 16 inches worth of books and will be donating about that quantity back to the supporting group within a few weeks.

SW -- 3.47% of DC Population

WAVES -- noun or verb.

Southwest is the smallest quadrant in Washington, D.C., and this blog will be a voice from one person who resides here.

Approximate population figures by DC Quadrant (2010):

NW - 324,691
SE - 128,472
NE - 127,644
SW - 20,916

Total: 601,723

A bar chart would be helpful and will be coming soon. 

Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/washington-dc/1534788-quadrant-population-washington-apartments-calculated-place.html#ixzz3GafRCJaD