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This was pretty much the extent of the storm damage that we found from Hurricane Irene. All the fuss and the canceling of flights into DC didn’t amount to very much in the end. Elsewhere the storm did worse but in DC it was pretty much a non-event.
Yes, a branch blew off a tree! The horror!
We walked past the Smithsonian Castle on our way down the mall.
The Washington Monument gleaming in the distance. It had been closed due to earthquake damage just prior to our arrival but still makes for a stunning sight on the mall.
Our posse heading down the mall.
The capital behind us.
It is rather big and pointy.
Sarah braved the very real threat of fire ants to get a picture.