National Arboretum Part 2

I ended up taking a lot of close up pictures of the columns, so I felt they deserved their own post.

A little photoshop fun with this one.

The fountain leads to a little reflecting pond.

The pond!

Currently: trying to figure out how to get everything done before I go!!

National Arboretum Part One

If you ever visit the National Arboretum, like me you will probably be surprised when you find yourself pulling off at a random section of the highway. However once you get through the gates you realize there is a beautiful reserve of nature just a few feet away. You completely forget that you are in a city! In the spring the Arboretum is home to fields of vibrant Azaleas. I came in the summer so most of the flowers were gone, but there was still so much to enjoy.

We explored a little path and also wandered through the youth garden where they grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers. I also found out that the arboretum is also home to the original Capitol Columns. There was a museum as well, but we didn't stop in. The weather was nice and there weren't very many people around so we decided to just explore the outside grounds.

Flowers outside of the youth garden.

Annie :)

The original capitol columns from far away. There will be close ups in my next post.

Currently: Bittersweet about leaving D.C. (happy to be going home, sad to leave of course!)