fall in the district.

10.26.2009

i know that fall is everybody's favorite time of year and everything, but having spent the first 25 years of my life where there are no seasons, i appreciate every last drop of color that bursts from these deciduous leaves. yesterday we went out to the National Arboretum - another awesome, free place to go see/do stuff in DC. it was absolutely beautiful out there, and perfect weather to boot. everything just looks and smells better in the fall. i don't know how i lived with construction paper leaves in a sea of palm trees for so long. mmmmmm.

now, more importantly . . photos.

found this little guy at the beginning of our walk:


jesse taking a breather under a tree:


ooooh those colors:


and a smattering:


man. that is good stuff.

6 comments:

Deadringer said...

I love them all. I relish them. Ahhhh...thank you for sharing.

raena said...

thank you, johanna!

and you're very welcome, my lovely. you should come experience it first hand!

Ashley said...

I think the columns are one of my favorite parts of the arboretum. They are so surreal. Did you also see the GIANT koi swimming around the visitors' center? They could take your hand off...

raena said...

the columns are really cool. we saw them and were both like "what??". pretty neat that they are there!

and no, i didn't get to see the koi! traffic was really terrible getting there, so we only had an hour and a half or so to wander around. next time :)

m said...

very beautiful pics raena ! inspires me to get out and shoot !