Postcards from Washington

It was a beautiful afternoon on the National Mall yesterday. Temperatures were near 50 degrees, the winds that toppled the National Christmas Tree slackened and thousands of visitors and locals alike took advantage of the seasonably mild weather.

Here are two pictures--one of two teepees outside the National Museum of the American Indian's entrance on Independence Avenue with the U.S. Capitol in the background and another of a public art installation on the National Mall--from our afternoon outing.