We took a quick trip out to the National Arboretum during Thanksgiving week to see if there were any fall colors there since we haven’t had much in our neighborhood. We didn’t find a whole lot, but it was pleasant walking around the near empty grounds on a crisp autumn afternoon.

Looking toward the azalea gardens, which I had photographed this spring, from the old US Capitol columns. The last time we were here, it was packed with visitors.

Niagara Falls and the Maid of the Mist, New York & Ontario, posted earlier: