Stay warm!
Regards,
Karen
One Planet Yarn and Fiber
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| This is Boochie. He is the demon cat that bit me the last time I was here. Innocent looking, isn't he? |
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| Dad on the steps of the museum. |
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| Too much shopping in the museum! These were in the kids shop. |
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| As were these. |
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| Rotunda of the museum |
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| Just beautiful |
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| Entry to the live orchid display |
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| Did you know that Vanilla beans are from an orchid? |
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| Staircase near the Atrium Cafe |
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| Lousy picture of the Hope Diamond |
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| Some big honkin' diamonds |
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| The Capital building |
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| My brother-in-law insisted on taking this picture of me! |
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| Washington Monument |
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| I just love the details on these buildings. If it had been a warmer day I could have walked for miles taking pictures. |
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| Smithsonian from the Mall |
2 comments:
That geode (?) is wild - looks like two babies in a womb to me.
Orchids - WOW! Must have smelled magnificent in that display.
...and no, I did not know that vanilla comes from an orchid. Is it a particular orchid variety, or is the vanilla bean grown on a plant related to the flowery orchids you photographed?
My camera really didn't do a great job through the glass. The inside of the Geode looked like cotton puffs covered in snow.
The vanilla orchid was not in bloom, but the vanilla bean pod grows from the flower of that particular orchid.
It was lovely!
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