Labor Day is behind us and I guess that means autumn is
coming… but you wouldn’t know it. It is
still HOT here. And I’m still a couple
weeks shy of the halfway point in my Spanish training, so there’s nothing different about my daily routine. But the days are noticeably
shorter – it gets light later and the sun sets sooner, so I can tell a big
change is coming. I will miss the
long hours of sunlight, but I will not miss the heat and humidity. So bring on the
fall!
We spent Labor Day at Mount Vernon. It had been a trip we’d been planning to do
at some point, but had been waiting until the throngs of summer tourists had
departed. Labor Day was a great day to
go! It wasn’t too busy and we had great
weather for it. It’s only about half an
hour from our place in Arlington, so it was a great destination for a day
trip. The grounds are beautiful and the
buildings are well preserved (or recreated, in a few instances). Here are some pics from our outing:
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| The main house and the great lawn |
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| Casa de Jorge Washington |
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| The veranda at the main house |
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| View of the Potomac from the veranda |
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| The (rebuilt) greenhouse and gardens |
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| They also had some "heritage" livestock on the grounds |
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| Andrew made a new friend. Why the long face? |
Next up, Andrew heads back to Portland for a week later this
month, and then maybe we’ll get a little trip or two in during one of the holiday weekends
we have coming up. But for the most
part, our current routine will continue unchanged – I’ll be learning Spanish
and Andrew will be working from the apartment.
The only thing that will be changing anytime soon is the color of the
leaves outside. Happy fall everyone!
