Photo of the Day #529: Washington Monument

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In the shadow of the Washington Monument.


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Reminds me of the post at Tet Zoo on horned snakes
sunshine & snake eyes

How desert vipers and rock hyraxes can look into the sun, since raptors often hunt with the sun at their back for better targeting.

It also reminds me of the US dollar bill with the pyramid and sun rays. Hope DC was great, haven't been there since I was a kid.