This morning, awake and up even earlier than usual in order see the Super moon...and super it was...nearly big enough that one could clearly - well not quite - see all the craters...sadly my little iPhone camera wasn't strong enough to capture that aspect but my eyes and memories worked just fine. Over the course of an hour, every 15 minutes or so, I stepped out on the deck and watched as the earth turned and the moon sank and then disappeared ...amazing.
Today my sister, niece Christian and I had tickets for the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Incredible!
(Walking on the National Mall to the museum, I was delighted to see the rainbow created by the sprinkler)
(The statues represent various African-American fighters for liberty during the founding of the country )
Quoting a souvenir book published by the Museum : Accumulated [in the museum]are objects [that] illustrate the rich complexity of the African American experience - from the 15th Century to present day.
(Harriet Tubman's silk lace shawl, sent to her by Britain's Queen Victoria)
Our tour began on the lower level, designed to represent the slave ships and ended on the top level, present day. There is so much to see, remember and learn.
This first visit, as my sister and I discussed over a delicious lunch of southern style grits and shrimp - yummm- was more of a sampling. One has to spend several days on each level - I believe there are 6 - looking at the exhibit in depth. Just too much to take in during the course of one day. We are lucky that we live here and presumably sometime in 2017, timed passes (currently none available through March 2017) will no longer be required; we both agreed that we'd return several times over to spend in-depth time with the various exhibits. If you are coming to Washington, DC, definitely put this museum on your "must see" list and plan at least two days.
And if you do come, let me know. I'd love to join you on another visit.
Cheers~