Christmas arrived early to the US Capitol West Lawn with the arrival and installation of the 47th Capitol Christmas tree. The 63 foot Sierra white fir from California's Stanislaus National Forest arrived in Washington D.C. on Monday morning on November 28, 2011, following a 20-day tour across the country. The tree will eventually be decorated with more than 10,000 LED lights and some 2,000 handmade ornaments. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Christopher Ford of the Center for Technology and Global Security, Hudson Institute provides Testimony at the House Foreign Affairs Committee: “Stopping the Spread of Nuclear Weapons, Countering Nuclear Terrorism: The NPT Review Conference and the Nuclear Security Summit”  in Washington DC on April 21, 2010. (photo by Jeff Malet)
Florist's Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) - Myrsine Family (Myrsinaceoe)
See photo in original gallery.