Business As Usual

Crumpled shelter at the corner of 12th & Hayes

Barely thirty-two hours after Tropical Storm Irene swept through Washington, D.C., federal employees headed back to work this Monday morning while I looked for visible signs of Irene's path. 

Providentially, damages in Washington, D.C. were minimal, especially when compared to the havoc wrought by Irene along the coast and in New York City.

At the Crystal City Water Park,

Workers had already piled up tree limbs for removal,

allowing this maintenance man to blow the leaves from the walkways.

The Potomac River has risen due to this weekend's 5.66" rainfall in Washington, D.C., yet its waters floated serene and calm this morning.

Traffic was moving briskly the George Washington Parkway,

Airplanes were once again taking off from Reagan Airport,

Even this bicyclist sprouted wings as he joined

Other cyclists on their commute into the District.

The Metro subway system resumed its normal schedule at 7 a.m. yesterday.  Here, if you look closely, you can see it crossing the Potomac near the 14th Street Bridge before descending underground near the Jefferson Memorial.

Yes, Washingtonians are back to business as usual, but, after this past week's 5.8 earthquake and tropical storm, with a renewed sense of awe for the power of Nature.

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.  

Psalm 24:1-2