Washington, DC Memorials

We've been talking about going down to Washington, DC to see the memorials that have been dedicated in recent years, the newest one being the Martin Luther King memorial.  All of these are situated west of the Washington monument along the National Mall. We parked in Silver Spring and took the Metro down to the Smithsonian stop and walked in a wide loop visiting all these memorials.  It was hot but well worth the trip on a Sunday.

The photos speak for themselves but I will provide dividing headers to identify what you are looking at.  Maybe it will inspire you to make the trip one day.  You can even do it on rented bicycles or join a segway tour.

The Discovery Bldg in Silver Sping, MD celebrating shark week!

Come up from the Metro and hang a left heading west toward the Washington Monument - still closed from the earthquake last August.  We made a counter clockwise loop going as far west as the Lincoln Memorial before returning to the Metro stop.

The White House due north from the monument.

The DC War Memorial (WWI)

Martin Luther King Memorial.

The FDR Memorial.

Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin from FDR.

Another look across the Tidal Basin.

MLK Memorial as seen from FDR's.

Korean War Memorial.

Lincoln Memorial.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Women of the Vietnam War Memorial.

WWII Memorial

A memorable day!

Joining Our World Tuesday.

Harvest Monday

I'm loving the harvests these days!  Tomatoes and more tomatoes! Tomatoes for freezing for fall and winter chili.  Tomatoes for saucing for the taste of fresh sauce come the time when homegrown tomatoes are no longer available.  And tomatoes for eating.  BLTs!  Yum!  There are tomatoes out there right now needing picking as I type this on Sunday night but they will have to wait until morning to be picked because it's wet out there from the storm that just passed.  I'll leave you with the photos I do have from this past week.  And don't forget to check out other harvests over at Daphne's Dandelions.

Addendum: Here is Monday morning's harvest! Cucumber, 3 zucchinis, and lots more tomatoes.

Cherokee purple, Amish paste and Goldie.

Market Miracle.

Rutgers.

Friday Favorite

Hibiscus Pink Clouds came to me from a friend at Bluebird Nursery in Nebraska.  She wanted me to try the plant out in my region to see how it would do.  This is the third season for this hibiscus and as you can see it is doing very well. She sent me three and the second summer I had to divide them leaving one in the front garden and moving two to the perennial garden.  

The blossoms are plate size - larger than my hand.

 The blooms last only one day but there are more to follow each day.

 Even the spent casings are beautiful.

It is a favorite bloomer in my garden.

Joining Rose Vignettes for Freshcut Friday.