Flowers and Plants Galore

Marie, Barbara M, Jo, and I spent a wonderful day at the Washington National Cathedral today. The occasion? The annual Flower Mart! Fortunately, it was a warm, sunny day. Perfect to be outside!

 

       Barbara and Jo with Marie                          Barbara and Jo with Christine

Here are some of the highlights.

One of the features every year is the display of floral arrangements created by the various embassies.

Here are a few photos. Unfortunately, I don't always remember which embassy created each one. I have done my best to provide that information.

This arrangment consists of butterfly orchids. 

The U.S. created not only a single floral arrangement but an entire garden. It was inspired by the Cathedral's lovely Bishop's Garden (a very beautiful place to enjoy a picnic lunch).

Woodrow Wilson was the only U.S. president laid to rest in the Cathedral.  

                                    The Embassy of Australia contributed this arrangement.

                              The Embassy of the Republic of Korea provided this floral display.

                                                               The Embassy of Japan

The Embassy of Switzerland created this cow from red and white carnations.

The Cathedral still needs to raise money to repair the extensive damage caused by the 2011 earthquake. To this end it is selling Lego blocks to create a model cathedral as a fund raiser.

I bought some bricks and, after deciding which part of the Cathedral I wanted to focus on, I installed my bricks. The photo above shows the progress of the building project.

There were numerous food vendors and I bought myself a delicious giant crepe filled to overflowing with artichokes, mushrooms, spinach, and goat cheese. Truly tasty and very filling.

Marie and I showed our Uber expertise by ubering to the Cathedral from the Foggy Bottom Metro Station and ubering back. We are very proud of ourselves!