The National Arboretum

Bryan and I had the day off today, so we visited the National Arboretum. It's about 450 acres of gardens right in DC, just a couple of miles from the Capitol. A friend of mine told me about it -- we had never even noticed it. That's probably because it's in northeast DC, which is one of the more unsavory areas.

As you can see from the picture below, the leaves are starting to change here. I love autumn in DC -- the leaves are amazing!

This is another beautiful view from one of the paths winding through the arboretum.

One of the really interesting things we saw were the National Capitol Columns. These columns were originally on the East Portico of the Capitol Building. You can read more about how they came to be at the National Arboretum here.

This is my attempt at an artistic shot. I'm not a photographer by any means, but I think this one turned out ok.

Next time any of you come to visit, we'll take you to see this place. Another DC treasure.