This adorable shot, snapped by Richard Barnhill and submitted to the FamousDC photo pool, captures so many time-sensitive happenings at once: the U.S. Capitol’s scaffolding, the frozen reflecting pool, and of course the moment between the man and the woman here itself. It’s a beautiful bit of cheer in gloomy midwinter.

It’ll be nice but there won’t be a White [Christmas] WaPo’s top 10 local stories [local 2013 glory] Goodbye beautiful view of the Capitol [restoration] Get yourself a little puppy- WHS adoption fees are waived [can’t get that on Amazon] Photo by Fred King