We drove to Capital Hill on Saturday and then took the Metro to the Smithsonian stop so we could visit the Natural History Museum. Of course, we saw the gems and paid homage to the Hope Diamond. Then we visited the Butterfly Pavilion. Here are some pictures.
Only one minute left to wait for the train!
Freaky looking butterfly.
Two butterflies resting on the wall.
Too bad I didn't pay more attention to the names of these pretty things!
Hiding in the flowers. Perhaps all the little girls with cameras were too much.In Other News...
I finished The Samaritan's Secret. I know. It's a miracle. It was an excellent little who-dunnit with the twist of providing a small amount of insight into the many Palestinian views of conflict in the Middle East. And the insight was provided without a bit of anti-Israeli rhetoric. I highly recommend it. Now I've moved onto Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. In case you've been under a rock for the past few years, Three Cups is the story of a man who wanders into a Pakistani village after failing his attempt to climb K2 and how he was so moved by the people in the village and their daily struggle to survive that he decided to build a school for them. I'm possibly the last person on earth who hasn't read this book. So far, it's pretty delightful.
Enjoy your day!
1 comment:
I haven't read 3 Cups of Tea. So no, you're not the last person to read it. HA!
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