We drove down towards the Capitol to see what the area looked like six weeks after the insurrection on Jan. 6, thinking that perhaps some of the security precautions had been removed. Instead, what we found was even more fencing and security measures to prevent the public from getting anywhere near the US Capitol, congressional offices and federal buildings. Quite frankly, I was appalled to see the extent of it.

As seen here, the sidewalk between the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court –- from where I took a number of pictures a month ago -- has been blocked off by police tape. I can’t even begin to imagine why – pedestrians couldn’t get any closer to the buildings from the sidewalk, and now they have to walk in a busy street.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

The subtle beauty of Mrs. Cardinal, posted earlier: