Washington DC

Washington Monument Skyward

This photo of the Washington Monument was taken in late August by this watery World War II memorial.

These photos were taken directly under the monument:
 

For more photos with sky, visit Sky Watch Friday.

Watery U.S. Memorial

The World War II memorial across from the Lincoln Memorial in Washinton, D.C. is a wonderful, watery display.

Each state is featured on a post, with the Atlantic Ocean on a large pillar with arch at one end and the Pacific on the other. I found New Jersey.

My middle son, my daughter and I all had to look away from the camera as the sun was strong that day in August.

For more watery posts, visit:

Update: About the National WWII Memorial

Review with Lincoln Memorial

Last year: Sephardi Piyut of Rosh Hashana
Remembering: September 11, 2008

Elsewhere in the Blogosphere

• September 11 Remembered: A Day To Remember (Annie); Elinka shares online memorials; and see Baila’s post 9/11.
• Rosh Hashana: Ilana-Davita’s review has recent posts for the holiday; Jew Wishes talks of Pomegranates, Tashlich and Tzedakah;Mimi posted a Honey Chiffon Cake recipe.
• A friend starts a blog: Modern Orthodox Stay At Home Mom
• Review by Hannah Katsman: A Fading Art: Understanding Breastfeeding in the Middle East (Part I)

Nature Notes: Butterfly Gardens

As soon as we entered this small, two pathway long butterfly garden in Washington, DC, I thought of Rambling Woods and Nature Notes. How pretty were all the flowers in the garden!

The butterfly garden is near the National Gallery of Art and next to the Natural History Museum; both are on the National Mall.

Despite all the butterfly-attracting flowers such as butterfly bushes, we didn’t see any butterflies. Perhaps the many people and cars and big, concrete buildings of Washington, DC scared them away?

I am guessing this lovely red bloom is a cardinal flower.

On the last day of our vacation we visited Mount Vernon, Virginia, home of President George Washington. There I spotted – a butterfly!

There is a lovely butterfly park in East Brunswick, New Jersey.

Agriculture Arches in Washington, DC

These arches are part of the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. This shot was taken from 14th SW Street, close to the U.S. Holocaust Museum.

This shot is taken from the opposite end (12th SW Street). The arches are one block away from the National Mall.

Washington D.C. could use some pedestrian bridges, with all the traffic and the many pedestrians. But nothing this big for pedestrians, please.

Update: more on the bridges between the buildings on Wikipedia

Smithsonian Garden

We just came back from 4+ days in Washington, DC. I took many photos…I have some of the Washington Monument that are especially fun. I plan to do a post about our visit to the U.S. Holocaust Museum. I also have photos from our trip to Broadway the week before, to see West Side Story. On our last day we went to Mount Vernon, Virginia, the home of George Washington.

This is a pretty Smithsonian garden near the Air and Space Museum. Across the way is a butterfly garden (I have pictures of that, too).