It's Christmas Time



National Christmas Tree in front of The White House.

 Tonight,  I went for my first run since late October. I've been anxious to run in the past six weeks, (especially on those beautiful fall weekends), but in an effort to prevent further injuries I have been faithful to Dr.'s orders.
Running felt really good, but my body was a little creaky and stiff with disuse and I was hyperaware of every move, monitoring for any pain that would indicate that I am not fully healed yet. My goal is to take it really easy right now and recover so that I can be strong enough to run some spring races. Therefore, I allowed myself sightseeing stops along my route tonight, to capture the images on the left.

Note its size and lumpiness.

This years tree is much smaller than its been in years past.

(Any indication of the state of the national economy?)



Capitol Christmas Tree.