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Ours is one of three Spanish classes to visit the Mexico Cultural Center
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The house is famous for its murals
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The murals show the history of Mexico
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Columbus, Cortes, and others are depicted
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Valerie and I finally made it to St Michael's
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A perfect September day
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And to think I once did not like zinnias!
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There were three birds in the birdbath!
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The National Arboretum was hosting a chili festival during our visit
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Zdenka, visiting from Macedonia, reacting to a hot pepper
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Her daughter, Katarina, watches as she tries the pepper jelly
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Now off to find out why there are corinthian columns on the horizon
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Here's why
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Brenda deeply engaged in planning the route
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Happy to have gotten together after so many years
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Inside the Chinese Pavilion
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This is a lovely touch
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Magnolias in October!
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If trees could talk...
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The four hundred year old tree that survived an atomic bomb
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Even violets can be trained as bonsais
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A colorful finish to our visit
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Tatiana and flowers
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Dan in Decatur driveway
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Decatur house side view
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Decatur house front view
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tiny pinecones
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During my walk with Dan in Highland Park, Pittsburgh on drive back to DC
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Dan above the Library of Congress reading room
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Minerva (and Nike), mosaic on staircase to Library of Congress reading room gallery
