Pink isn't my favorite color, but I knitted a hat and wore it proudly ... to put myself and my head in the sea of pink for the March.
We took a photo in the Metro station as we arrived in DC.
That's my sister in the pink hat and black jacket right in front of me.
Both sides of the escalator exiting the station were set in the outbound direction, to move more people.
This was our first view of part of the crowd.
So many satellite trucks along Independence Avenue.
A sign propped in a rose bush ... you knew that I had to get a photo of it.
Video screens allowed those of us in the thick of the crowd to hear the people who were speaking from the stage.
Gloria Steinem
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser
There were so many people!
Other times, we had a bit more room.
Yarn bomb, quietly left behind by a marcher.
This was my favorite sign of the day. When I told that to the man who was holding it, he put his hand on his chest and told me that it comes from his heart.
These two police officers with a PA system on top of this ambulance, were directing marchers at an intersection.
Madonna did not reflect the view of anyone that I spoke to during the day.
The 'After' photo, as we waited for the train to take us home.
Exiting the station, on our way home.
This panoramic photo that gives a good look at the crowd where we were.
To see how much space 500,000+ people occupy in downtown DC, watch this video (which, coincidentally, appears to have been taken from the top of a building near where we were standing when I took the panorama.)
It was a l-o-n-g day ... I left home at 5:30am to be at my sister's house at 6:30am, and I got home after 9:00pm ... but it was profound. I can't adequately express the feeling of being in a crowd like this, a peaceful, respectful crowd, who gathered to show what we hope is not a minority view of our country. My United States respects all of its citizens, and is a melting pot for foreigners who come here to make a better life for themselves and their families. We met so many people, visited with out-of-towners, local residents, young women, old folks like me ... I am very, very proud to have participated.
Been there, done that, ordered the T-shirt. It was surreal.
