Winter Break 2010

Over winter breakwe headed south to see Amber and give condolences for Shaman's family. We stayed at Rich and Tanya's house and later were able to walk around some of the museums, see Uncle Bobby and Bisma and Aamara on the way back.

Rich and Tanya's house in DC.
The National Arboretum
These columns were brought over from the capitol when it was refurbished.
Part of the arboretum
The confierous display. I liked this pine tree. It looked like it had snow on it but it was just multicolored.
One of the plants growing by the lake.
More coniferous.
The black and white version.
Rich and Kava in the Japanese garden.
Jeff tryoing out his new canon lens he bought Very jealous.
Rich and Tanya's Christmas tree with the Marth and George Washington figures.
Jeef, Anisa and Linda spent hours working on this jigsaw puzzle. I think Tanya was part of the act too.
At Rich and Tanya's house. We liked it. Funny how there are three people and three laptops open.
Jeff admiring the puzzle.
That morning was cold and we decided to walk to the Metro which was 8 blocks away. Anisa is grumpy.
Linda is grumpy.
At the Smithsonian American History Museum in front of an old grayhound.
Maher likes the old schoolbus.
Impressive how they stopped the trolley.
Hanging out with the passengers waiting for the train.
The real train....the Metro.
I liked the shadows in there.
Maher showing us how limber he is. Quite amazing. Abid, Amber and Maher came back to the house after the museum where we planned out the evening and then invited ourselves to Uncle Bobby's house under the premise that he is our uncle and of course he wants to see us....which is actually quite true.
Even more amazing.
And now standing.
Back out in the cold. The wind was brutal and tears would stream down our faces.
The National Art Center. Reflections in the glass railing.
Linda's favourite mobiles.
The Art gallery.
One of the exhibits.
Anisa ponders the black paintings.
Both Anisa and Jeff ponder the black paintings.
Saadia and I had this in a book in Pakistan which I think Saadia used to copy and painting for the house.
A black stone.
The tunnel under the art museum.
Outside the museum.