The 9/12 March on Washington: Photo Essay 2

Also see Photo Essay 1 one post down and this photo exclusive to THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

All photos are unedited!

Four hours before the march was scheduled to begin at 11:30, people gathered at Freedom Plaza:



Views of 14th Street as people streamed toward Freedom Plaza, the rallying point before the march down Pennsylvania Avenue to Capitol Hill began:





Leaving the sidewalks feeding into Pennsylvania Avenue as we head out into Pennsylvania Avenue, the march route to the west steps of the Capitol:



Photos taken during the march:









Check out this sea of signs photographed as the march made its way along Pennsylvania Avenue:



Photos taken as we neared Capitol Hill and the surrounding area:









At the Capitol Reflecting Pool:



I especially love this photo taken on the side of the Capitol Reflecting Pool nearest the west side of Capitol Hill itself:



Taken on the north-side grassy knoll of the west side of the Capitol — where Mr. AOW and I situated ourselves:



Forget the mainstream media's reports downplaying the numbers and the significance of yesterday's march. I was there.

One protester had voted for BHO and regretted it. This protester's sign read "I voted for change, not for changing the Constitution."

And don't miss Radio Free Dar Al Harb's photo essay! One sample of the photos he has:



See the rest from Radio Free Dar Al Harb HERE

The video below doesn't show the numbers of late arrivers streaming in from side streets west of Freedom Plaza:

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The 9/12 March on Washington: Photo Essay 1

I was there at the 912 March on Washington with my husband, The Beak, my student MJB, and some blogging friends.

Folks, this event was huge! So huge, in fact, that the march had to begin at least an hour early because protesters were jamming the streets and side streets of Washington, D.C.

The mainstream media and even some in the alternative media are not recognizing the importance of the 912 March on Washington! Astroturf, not.

BEGIN PHOTO ESSAY (all photos unedited)

The following picture taken at the statuary on the west edge of the Capitol Hill Lawn doesn't show the crowd but expresses the sentiments I saw from many of the protesters:


The pictures below the fold were taken during the march itself:







At the footsteps on the west side of Capitol Hill:



A vista view looking toward the west side of Capitol Hill:



A sea of people covered the area from Capitol Hill to the Washington Monument! Furthermore, more protesters covered many of the side streets.

All worn out, Mr. AOW and I headed back to Union Station around 2:00 PM. People were still arriving from Union Station and from buses which had finally made their way through the traffic jams on all the roads feeding into our nation's capital!

ABC News estimated the numbers before everyone had arrived. The estimate is low. I know this for a fact because the estimate was announced as people were still streaming in, getting as close as they could to Capitol Hill.

I've lived in the D.C. area all my life and tell you that I've never before seen any event like this here before.

As soon as possible, I will be posting additional photos.

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