Weekend

Back to "the district" for the weekend, with friends.

The U.S. Botanic Garden (right next to the Capitol). We took half a tour and it was fascinating. We wanted to make off with few exotic plants to glamorize our own garden (but then we decided it might not be worth a visit to federal prison).

Some of you in the medical field might recognize this one...

Did you know that black, white, and pink pepper pods all grow on the same vine? Have you ever seen a cocoa tree in blossom? Or how about a root beer plant?

Then on to our favorite lunch spot on the Hill. I dream about Market Lunch crab cakes. 

And our first visit to the National Cathedral. Stunning and huge. Inside and out.

Due to some unforeseen car trouble, I got to spent an hour laying on the front lawn with this view.

Now I wish we could rewind and do it all over again.