ANGELA B. PAN

I’ve been waking up for sunrise for years. So much so that it’s hard for me to sleep in anymore. I remember back in college I used to wake up at noon and it’d be the best ever. Now I can’t even sleep past 8a if I tried. Sunday morning was no exception. I actually woke up 10 minutes prior to the time I’d usually wake up for sunrise because I had to go to the bathroom. I looked at the time and was like, “if I’m up anyways, I might as well go take some pictures”. Glad this day didn’t disappoint 🙂

The Lincoln Memorial is one of those unique places where people go to watch the sunrise. And I’m not talking about a whole bunch of photographers waiting for morning to break, but everyday people will stop, sit on the steps and just enjoy. It’s pretty cool to see people from all walks of life just stand there in awe. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of anywhere else that’s like this. What do you think this lady is thinking about?

Happy Monday! How was your weekend? My was kinda busy but I also made a lot of time to go out shooting. A lot more than I had originally expected but that’s a good thing because it always makes me happy. This was taken Saturday morning. I was super lucky to get the very first parking spot on the Roosevelt Memorial bridge. Don’t you just love it when that happens? Anyways, as I was doing my parallel parking thing, I really enjoyed this view of the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. So this was taken right in front of my car as the other cars flew right past me.

Three things I’m grateful for this week:

1. Found out that tripods are allowed at the US Capitol now! WOO HOO! I always thought it was so silly that we couldn’t use them on the grounds but I found out yesterday that they’re allowed year around now. Winning!

2. This amazing weather we’ve been having with temperatures in the 60s? Sounds like perfect skate boarding weather to me.

3. Finally feeling festive for the holiday season, but I need some gift suggestions. Any cool ideas, let me know!

Can’t believe there are cherry blossoms blooming in December. I must be dreaming. #wakemeinspring

The last time I was at the Grand Canyon I was caught in the middle of a huge rainstorm. We spent most of the day trapped in the visitor center with about 50 other people. Not really the type of adventure I had anticipated but as soon as the rain stopped this beautiful fog rolled through the canyon. It made the Grand Canyon look so small because hardly anything was visible.