Yesterday’s weather was gloomy, and the threat of rain was with us all day. We didn’t receive any rain in Kettering, but the temperature did cool down to something comfortable. Today, we are already feeling humidity and we’re expected to climb six more degrees from our current 74 degrees.

This photo popped up in my Facebook memories. In 2003, I took the first two sons to Washington DC for Spring Break. My favorite part of the trip was when we visited The White House for The Garden Tour. I have been on the interior tours many times, but this garden tour was something new.

We got to see the two mounds installed by President Jefferson, two hundred years before, the First Lady’s vegetable garden, and the back of The Oval Office. It was excellent.

On the South Portico was my favorite band, The Marine Band, popularly known as “The President’s Own.” As I stood listening to the music, the band began the suite from one of my favorite musicals, RAGTIME. There I was, standing before my favorite house, in my favorite city, and listening to my favorite band. It doesn’t get much better than that.

I took many photos throughout the trip, but it was this photo that gained a great amount of attention after I posted it on MySpace. I received a dozen requests from tour magazines to reprint it for their publications. It is still one of my favorites.

Make it a great day!