Constitution Gardens benches in a blanket of snow.

Beside the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Despite the government shutdown and the snow, National Park Service workers clear the walkways, predawn, to keep them passable and safe.

Lincoln Memorial during snow storm 2019

The fenced up Washington Monument

Geese resting and huddled for warmth in the Capital Gardens pond

Geese landing in the Constitution Gardens pond w/ Washington Monument in the background

Constitution Gardens geese in snow storm

Blue Heron on the bank of Constitution Gardens Pond

Einstein Memorial decorated with snow in front of National Academy of Sciences where one quote reads, “The right to search for truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true.” Albert Einstein

First visitors to Constitution Gardens as snow continues to fall.

Washington wakes and starts enjoying the snow.