Fun in the District

Lincoln Memorial, and,

Family Favorite, Washington Monument.
Seagull, standing on the pool in front of the Capitol. He is wondering where that place called the Bahamas is and how he can get there. Quickly.

The Capitol's Christmas tree.

The White House.

A Capitol Girl!

Friday was Jay's day off so we ventured out before the big storm, and in hindsight, I am glad we did (now on day three of being snowed in). It was very cold, but we went into the warm misty Botanic Gardens to see the holiday displays. The first one we saw and were amazed by- models of the most famous buildings and monuments in DC made out of plant materials such as moss, leaves, seed pods, mushrooms, gourds, etc. The detail and creativity were just breathtaking. The second seasonal display was a train that winds through villages and scenes, all made from, you guessed it, all natural plant materials. Again- amazing. We also walked up to see the Capitol's Christmas tree, said to be much prettier than the National Tree. It was decorated by school children in Arizona, with fun ornaments such as cowboy boots, snakes, and cacti. For lunch we walked across the street to the Museum of the American Indian, because Jay had heard that they had buffalo burgers and he wanted to try one. The cafeteria was very nice, with food from Indian groups around North and South America ( I had fish stew and a tamale- South American cuisine). Not bad for a museum cafeteria. Jay was not impressed with the buffalo burger, being the burger connoisseur that he is, but we had a nice lunch and then headed home.