Morgan and Jamie were kind enough to ask me to help celebrate their engagement by photographing their “monumental” trek through Washington.  We started at the Capitol Building for some obligatory skipping and jumping.  We continued the adventure by traversing the length of the mall, the reflecting pool and fending off the tourist hoards at the Lincoln Memorial.

After a brief costume change we progressed to Georgetown for a stroll down the C&O Canal and then to the waterfront for drinks with friends.   They really wanted something casual and candid – I think it worked out pretty well!

What began as a routine errands trip turned into a little tourism jaunt to the tidal basin to take this year’s requisite cherry blossom photos.  They’re not in full bloom yet, but they’re on their way.  More enjoyable was the annual kite festival that kicks off the two week National Cherry Blossom Festival each year.  The air around the Washington Monument was filled with hundreds of kites trying to avoid or fight each other.

I feel like it’s required of any amateur photographer to spend at least three hours getting the “perfect” photo of these Sakura blossoms at every angle imaginable.  Not one to miss out on the fun, I took a fair shot (even though they look a little sad in this snap).  Take a look.

It snowed a bit in Washington this week.  Two storms, nicknamed ‘snowmageddon’ and ‘snoverkill’, shut down the government, schools and universities for about six days.  It was good fun for a time.  Now we get to dig out…or just skip.

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I met up with the Fojol Bros, (and snapped this pic of) DC’s newest and most buzz-worthy street food option, on Memorial Day at the Navy Memorial during the parade.  I had wanted to partake in their served-from-a-carnival-on-wheels Indian food for a while but never seemed to match their schedule.  The timing was perfect.

I wouldn’t have found them if it hadn’t been for their Tweets.  They communicate with fans by announcing their location on Twitter, and they were right around the corner.  They move through DC blaring music, donned in kitschy outfits and looking nothing like an authority on anything Indian.  But the food is great, the utensils are biodegradable and the price is right.

I snapped the photo above with one hand while holding a cup of chicken masala in my left, posted it to Flickr! and got a note from the Bros.  They sent it out to some press and it wound up here, in the August issue of DC Magazine.

They’re definitely seizing the power of social networking to build a scrumptious business model.  Follow them at @fojolbros and fojol.com.