Our Sunday down in DC was taken up at the National Zoo, and the National Arboretum. Above is the hit parade from the Zoo. We definitely caught baby season. You can see the baby anteater and baby gorilla above. We were actually pretty lucky to the see the baby gorilla, as mom was feeling very […]
The other Saturday garden highlight in DC were the gardens around the Smithsonian Castle. The Haupt Garden is behind the Castle, and actually on top of the Sackler and African History museums, which are built underground. It’s split into three sections, including a Moongate Garden, based on a garden in Beijing, and a Fountain Garden,
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We spent our first full day (Saturday) in DC wandering around the National Mall. The Mall is boxed in by the Capital Building and Washington Monuments on the ends, and the Smithsonian Museums along the long edges. We did visit the Freer, Sackler and African Art Galleries, as well as a quick stop in the
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I’m back from a long weekend in Washington, DC. It was a great trip, and I have many, many, many pictures I need to wade through. We stayed with the BF’s younger brother. This was the third time I’ve made it into the city, but the first time I’ve actually stayed in the city limits
By way of Nymeth’s blog, I found Mari’s recent Show Me Your Bookmarks post, and couldn’t resist posting my own. My bookmarks are one of my earliest collections, and even have their own shiny container to live in. I have way too many to photograph easily, but highlights of the collection include: What I love
I’m by no means a religious person, but I’ve just had a couple of bookend experiences to my weekend of the kind that really make you feel that there has to be something out there watching over us, and I think I’d feel a little remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that I appreciate the extra
