Washington D.C. (Episode II) Continued – Sculpture Garden

As we moved from the joyous place that makes up the blue water fountains, and crossed over back towards the Mall in Washington D.C., I heard yet another fountain in the distance. I suggested to all that we investigate. On a hot, humid, Washington D.C. day, it wasn’t hard to persuade them to enter into the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden .

The Sculpture Garden occupies 6.1 acres of the Mall. It has a central fountain which we later found out, is an ice skating rink in winter. The Garden includes new plantings of native American species of canopy trees, flowering trees, shrubs, ground covers, and perennials.

The entrance we took, a giant spider greeted us.

The fountain was a welcome sight for hot and partially weary tourists.

Erin and Laura didn’t hesitate to put their feet into the water.

We were there long enough to see some gradual changes the fountain made.

If you’re not into sculpture, go for the beauty and the flowers  – they were tremendous.