The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee is coming up and a 7th grade Oneonta Middle School girl will be heading to the competition in Washington, D.C. coming up in May.
I'm old enough to remember watching the March On Wasington on this day in 1963 on television. I didn't know then that the speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be embedded into America's history as one of the most memorable of the 20th century.
We're all familiar with Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, featuring the faces of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. I've never visited that national park, but now the word is out that they've added a new face to the mountain!
Recently, I took a trip to Washington, D.C and the surrounding area. And, while I was there, I took some pictures while walking around. You won't find the typical Washington, D.C. pictures, like monuments or the White House. Even though I don't have those photos in this album one would expect from a trip to the Capital, I found other interesting things to take pictures of. Today, I would like to s