Enid Haupt Garden Magnolias

It was such a beautiful day. Even though we had just visited the city earlier in the week, the threat of rain made us want to make another trip to see the magnolias at the Enid Haupt gardens. Because once the flowers are blooming, heavy rains and wind will wash them away. Even though it was a Saturday we decided it was worth the ride. I usually don’t like going to town on Saturday because the parking is awful around the national mall. And since people are feeling like moving about these days, it’s more crowded than during the week when it feels like we are the only ones out there for miles. And now since we don’t live on Capitol Hill anymore we have to find parking like everybody else. Parking in our old neighborhood would have been too far of a walk this time. Once we found a spot near the air and space museum, the gardens are just a bit further away by the Smithsonian castle. The magnolias were simply lovely. We walked this way just about every day for many years and everything is so familiar. Of course there are other flowers to be seen as well as cherry blossom sculptures. It is the season for beautiful fairyland experiences. We didn’t want to miss out on it.