The Prices Do DC: Earth Day 2014 in DC's Union Station

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Earth Day 2014 in DC's Union Station

Thousands of area residents, many of them school-age students, and travelers with time on their hands took in the annual Earth Day celebration at Union Station today.

The event, which featured interactive, eco-friendly experiences designed to raise awareness of environmental issues and encourage sustainability, was hosted by Earth Day Network and the National Air and Space Administration (NASA).

Here is a photographic sampling of some of what those who attended saw and did.

Just one of several lists of activities

Young students learn about climate

Waiting to explore our Earth.

Jennifer Kennedy and Tony Springer explain atmosphere

A peep sacrifices itself for science

THree layers of glove protects astronauts in outer space.

Washington DC as it looks from satellite photos. Now where is our apartment?

The littlest ones made a special eco-friend

While NSA supplied budding young scientists with backpacks

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DC and Us: Perfect Together

In June 2011, I retired as an English teacher in an urban high school. One month earlier, my wife, Judy, had retired as the manager of a custom frame shop and art gallery.

We sold our South Jersey home of 33 years and moved to a 2-bedroom apartment in Crystal City, directly across the Potomac from Washington, D.C.

Within an extremely short time (I say minutes; Judy says days) we realized that we had made a perfect decision. We loved DC.

The Prices Do DC is an attempt to share that love of place and what we are doing on a regular basis with you.

Journal writing such as we are attempting here is about the process of recognizing, recalling, recording, and remembering. As such, I think our blog has 3 audiences. First, and foremost, there is Judy and I. Call it our electronic scrapbook. Next, there are our grandchildren Audrey and Owen. When we are no longer here (and may those days not come for a long, long time), we hope they can still visit these pages to find out what their grandparents were interested in, did, and liked during their DC years. Finally, if you are reading this, there is you.

Like all successful projects, The Prices Do DC calls for a clearly defined division of labor. Here is ours. We jointly plan. I make a list. We travel together. Judy is the financial overseer. I record our observations in a small notebook. I eat a lot. Judy eats a little. Once home, I create the posts. Judy edits them. I design the look. Judy has her final say and pushes the publish button.

And now the work falls to you. Please enjoy what we have created. And if you do (or if you don't) let us know. Attach a comment somewhere on the page here. Send us an email. Knock on our door. We're waiting to hear from you.

Peace --- Dave and Judy Price

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Earth Day 2014 in DC's Union Station

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