As we were walking to a Zip Car, we passed by The Wyoming and we were allowed in by the really nice lobby lady. Turns out, this is the apartment where Dwight Eisenhower and Betty Friedan and other historical figures lived for a period of their lives. The lobby is all marble, even the columns, and the windows are tinted/painted over so that when the sunlight comes through, it gives the impression of beauty, despite the fact that on the other side of the window is just a dirty alley.
We drove to the arboretum (I still have no clue how to pronounce it), and spent a sunny, hot, but clear-blue-sky afternoon there. I got bit 3 times (3 more than my mosquito bite total for this summer) and was tailed by many more insects, but the trees and plants and flowers were all so pretty.
Look at how sunny it was today! Only the sun made today hot; there was a cool wind and it wasn't humid.
Where I saw my first ever hummingbird! I'm so bummed I couldn't get a better glimpse of it (it was backlit and so I only saw the outline, which makes it hard for me to ID it) or even a picture.
I don't like the color orange but I'll make an exception for these marigolds.
lavendar
ginkgo bonsai
a dragon-shaped trident maple bonsai
The Capitol Columns
Excuse the horrible upkeep of the pond and pretend that the pool is clean and filled with water.
After the arboretum and lunch and grocery shopping, I headed off to NIH to finish up my experiment. I didn't actually get to finish because that would have meant I would be at NIH until 11pm, but thankfully, I found a stopping point and left at 9:30pm. Which is good, considering I still have to prepare for the presentation Lauren and I are giving at journal club tomorrow.
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