Taken in NY County (though on a diplomatic compound) with views of New York, Kings & Queens counties (left), and just Queens County across the river, right. And yes, I did feel I dressed up rather well that day, thanks 🙂
I managed, my final morning in DC, to explore the Smithsonian Institution’s remarkable gardens, which run between some of the museums and around the “castle,” its first building from the 1840’s. Mercifully, though the shutdown began the day I arrived in town, there were sufficient funds for the museums and gardens – which I’d never even taken time to notice, on past visits! — to remain open for a bit more than a week. I truly hope that, even as so much change comes to how the central government of the US uses the many tax dollars it receives, that support for this national treasure & pride will remain firm.
Prismatic sunshine from skylights and other windows at DC’s remarkable National Museum of the American Indian, which I managed to visit early last month.
Flying home to A’dam the first weekend in October, from Dulles, we pretty much followed the coastline as the sun set. I was happy the clouds cleared enough to give me the view above :-). If you don’t recognize it, just look at a map of the main cities north of DC as you travel up the US east coast. Or look at the metadata in the large-screen or full version of the blog. 🙂
A trifecta: the NJ counties of Hudson & Bergen plus the County of New York. Which, if you’re curious, sits in the city of NY and the state of NY, so I guess it’s kind of a trifecta in its own way too. Hmm…
(so much world, so little time....) 