Scenes from the Shutdown

I biked around the Mall this afternoon and here's some of what I saw.

The Museum of the American Indian is closed.

Some TV news show was filming on the lawn east of the Capitol.

The Supreme Court facade is almost done getting fixed.

The Navy Memorial fountain is turned off.

But the DC taxation sign never quits.

The White House Visitor Center has been closed for a while for renovation, but it is also closed for the shutdown, in case you were wondering. 

This is how you close a monument when you are short of fencing I guess. That's the First Division Monument southwest of the White House.

Tourists as usual north of the White House.

Some Capitol protesters.

And one by the White House.

The Washington Monument was already closed for repairs.

They were serious about closing off the World War II Memorial.

Yup. Closed.

The Vietnam Memorial is open (good thing because there was a whole veteran's tour group in yellow shirts).

But you can only visit Lincoln from a distance.

It was a really beautiful afternoon. Here's some scenes from the middle of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Arlington Cemetery is open but the parts operated by the Park Service are closed. 

Looking east toward Lincoln.

North up the Potomac River. The Kennedy Center is in the middle right, the National Cathedral on the skyline.

Rosslyn to the northwest in Virginia.