 Arriving at Union Station - the escalator in the parking garage |
 Union Station |
 A law firm Jack knows of which represents employers......big employers |
 Statue of Meade |
 Down Pennsylvania Avenue |
 A protest!!! They were advocating the arrest of Bush and Cheney |
 In the Natural History museum with Dave and Jack mugging it up |
 Kathy in front of Natural History |
 Us on the Mall in front of the Smithsonian Castle |
 Karen and Jack disappearing on the horizon |
 Karen, Kathy, Jack, and Dave going up the hill to the Washington Monument |
 I have a photo from 1966 (?) of me sitting on the bench in approximately this spot |
 Kathy with the others freezing behind her |
 WWII Memorial freizes |
 Wow |
 My first visit to the WWII memorial; I enjoyed it quite a bit |
 Serene yet expansive; very approachable |
 Kathy taking photos |
 Jack's unit association had a memorial insignia |
 All of them are highly detailed |
 Jack and Kathy |
 Ooooooooooooooooooo |
 The back of the Smithsonian Castle |
 where you'll find the Enid Haupt garden |
 Most remarkable because it is built on top of a large underground building! |
 Wonderful uses of potted plants throughout |
 Kathy and Jack in front of a bright yellow ginkgo tree |
 Discussing whether these are palms or ferns; Kathy identified them as ferns |
 Very nice arrangement! |
 Spiky yucca |
 Jack and Dave got tired of waiting..... |
 The sun was getting lower and the light was very beautiful |
 Front of the old Smithsonian building |
 With an extensive rose garden |
 And big chrysanthemums in pairs on all the lamps |
 Kathy by the rose garden |
 It was in this garden that the rufous hummingbird was found in a few years ago |
 Did I mention it was windy and cold?? |
 More of this side garden |
 Yow! |
 The American Indian Museum side view |
 Unusual almost egyptian looking totem pole |
 American Indian museum |
 The garden next to the botanic garden; full of native plants, bushes, and trees |
 The view from this garden |
 And the view the other way |
 Very nicely done with different levels to walk on |
 And a very nice water feature |
 With these in each of the 'legs' |
 A poetic explanation for the garden |
 This beautyberry is just loaded with bright purple berries! |
 No idea what this is, but look at those seed pods! |
 Kathy looking at the windmill |
 Front of the Botanic Gardens where they still don't have a gift shop.... |
 Buildings made of plant materials |
 Very nice to look at; they also had piped in light jazz and classical music |
 Looking down at some of the airplants and bromiliads hanging around |
 The Jungle |
 Kathy on the catwalk up above the jungle |
 The setting sun in front of the windmill |
 Hey, that's the capitol! |
 Setting sun down the mall |
 Ooooooooooooooo the moon!! (and see the preparations for the inaugural!) |
 Cool moon photo! |