Hike in Rock Creek Park

This afternoon we took a nice hike through the "Rocky Central Section" (according to our trusty guidebook) of Rock Creek Park. It was a bit hillier than advertised, but we got some great views of the creek and even stopped by the old stone bridge for a break and to play in the water.

A full album of photos is up here.

From Rock Creek Hike

From Rock Creek Hike

From Rock Creek Hike

From Rock Creek Hike

From Rock Creek Hike

From Rock Creek Hike

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Last weekend we went to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens - truly one of DC's hidden gems. Originally built by a Civil War veteran who dug a series of ponds on his property, it is now managed by the National Park Service and contains of the last tidal estuaries on the Anacostia river. So it's two things - a series of small ponds containing gorgeous lotus flowers, and a boardwalk / river trail around the tidal marsh.

The lotus flowers were in full bloom and we saw lots of turtles, heard lots of frogs, and even saw a goose and some brand new goslings!

From Kenilworth Gardens

From Kenilworth Gardens

From Kenilworth Gardens

Memorial Day in Ohio

So we've been a little slow on the blog posts lately - but here's a quick attempt to catch up!

At the end of May, Ben took Juliet to Ohio for a long weekend! We had a lot of fun - lots of good time with the grandparents, playing with farm animals and hanging out on the back porch.













The whole album can be found here.