The Morning After

Sorry for the light posting today, folks. I was lucky enough to get a last-minute stop on President Obama's tour of the Inaugural Balls yesterday. The Obamas clearly didn't have their Arthur Murray shoes on, and were too tired to really bust a move anyway, but they did a sway, twirl, and peck (I apologize for the quality of the photography. I am short, and most of these were taken by holding the camera as far over my head as I could reach.):

Joe Biden, on the other hand, was clearly having a high old time, quoting Seamus Heaney's "The Cure at Troy" to good effect in the crowd:

(Click on each picture for a larger view.)

The crowd was surprisingly mellow until the Vice President and President made their appearances, much of which may have been due to James Taylor, who played a long, low-key set, followed by a harder-rocking encore after the President and First Lady departed.

More substantive posting to come shortly, I promise.