The sky was blue behind the clouds as we drove through Cumberland Maryland, and the sunset was pretty in Hagerstown.
But the next morning in Washington DC was grey and drizzly, and the day stayed that way, hour after hour. Of course, that didn't stop us (or other family and friends who were visiting) from taking photos all over the place.
When the museums opened at 10am we took our skywatching inside, to the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum.
WOW!
There were airplanes and rockets, fascinating displays and moon rocks, warplanes and spy drones and stories, everywhere. The kids loved it.
We even visited the Wright Brothers and they agreed to join us in a family photograph on their front porch, wasn't that nice of them? Now if only I'd remembered to readjust my camera settings after coming in from the brightly lit atrium... oh well.
Tomorrow night our journey back to Ireland begins; the weather reports say it's raining there too. Quel surprise! But at least our plane ride will be slightly more comfortable than Charles Lindbergh's must have been. We could almost reach out to touch his airplane, and seeing it hanging there hardly larger than our family car made his amazing journey more real---and astounding.
You can visit the Smithsonian's Air & Space Museum on their website, and you can visit skies around the world at Skywatch Friday.
22 comments:
Nice of those Wright Brothers. The Air & Space Museum is my favorite there. Excellent pictures :)
Terrific shots as always, Susan. Love the beautiful colors in the first two. Great tour through the museum! You've had such a great trip and you've had so much fun! Thank you for sharing it all with us!
Enjoy your day!
Sylvia
Beautiful pictures ! ! !
Ik love the second!
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What a wonderful collection of shots! My personal favorites are the 2nd sky shot with the streaming pink, and the baseball game with a view... AWESOME!
Sorry it rained in Washington...but hey! You must have felt right at home. ;-)
I've seen the Lindburgh plane too and yep, he was way braver than I'll ever be.
Susan: What a neat trip to DC with great skies.
Hi susan, love all the pics, but my fav. is the one abobe on the left, great colors!!
Well done!!
Have a great SWF
beautiful images. you look like you had a great time here in the states.
Oh, wow, the sky in that second photograph is something else! I love it.
I love the second pic of the pastel clouds - lovely! I love DC. I was there last week visiting my son. My knees don't let me walk much but I so love that place. :)
Best wishes for a safe trip back home. Be sure to keep our 'Almost Heaven' in your heart. :)
Interesting post for skywatch. The museum gives a different perspective, thanks!
These are just marvelous, Susan. I never went to that museum; now I know what I am missing. Safe journey home!
Beautiful sky and planeterium and I am sure all had a wonderful time.
What a great trip, I've always wanted to visit Washington DC. Fun photos!
The photos are great and I like 3rd photo best. Very natural and scenic. Happy weekend.
Your kids are getting a great education - they're seeing more of this great country than I saw by age 30!
2 of our 3 Fathers are back from Ireland with stronger brogues than when they left. I can't wait for the third one to return to hear what he sounds like!
Really amazing skies you've captured there, Susan. I loved the Air and Space Museum, too.
Glad you enjoyed the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. It is iconic. Great photos!
Hi Susan, wonderful photographs. I'm glad you had such a great time over here. Funnily enough I will be going into DC tomorrow. My husband has to see a client there in the afternoon and he is going to drop me off on the Mall where I will see as many of the museums as I can before he picks me up. We only live 25 miles out of the city and go there often during the year. Hope your flight back home went well and I shall look forward to seeing your photos from beautiful Ireland.
I'm glad you had fun with the Wright Bros. DC is an amazing place and it is a shame I live so close and hardly go visit! :( I'm going to try and do better this Fall when all the visitors go home! :D I hope you are settled back in to your routine in lovely Ireland!!
my faves are your pics at the Air and Space Museum. the second pic of the sky looks amazing too. :)
Terrific shots as always, Susan. Love the beautiful colors in the first two. Great tour through the museum! You've had such a great trip and you've had so much fun! Thank you for sharing it all with us! Work From Home
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