And before President's Month ends

Here's my Haul of Presidents http://flic.kr/s/aHsjDQ33JS

For Inauguration Day, a local paper put together a list of sites associated with each president. I've added some thoughts and improvements. It might spark some ideas if you ever visit Washington DC. And really, I just had fun putting it all together.

Reading to improve my writing

They say to be a better writer, one should read good writers. So periodically I pick up "Best of" collections. I just started reading Best American Travel Writing of 2012, edited by William Vollman. The first essay grabbed me: "How to Explore Like A Real Victorian Adventurer" by Monte Reel. He uses our beloved Sir Richard Francis Burton as the anchor. He makes wonderful points about being mindful and how and what to observe and then applies it to a mall. He recommends a number of books that are on the Internet. I'm going to look for John Ruskin's The Elements of Drawing. It sounds fascinating.