natural history, natural beauty.

i have a two part blog post planned to fully cover chris's birthday trip, and for the first half, i have to go straight to the best part! auntie amy gave chris two train tickets to washington d.c. for his birthday so that the two of us could enjoy it doing something different. our last stop of the day was the smithsonian natural history museum, my childhood favorite. on the ground floor is a native bird exhibit, and if you're anything like me, you just stare in awe at the beauty surrounding you. part of me is on a natural high being able to see so many beautiful birds native to this area, but the other part of me is sad thinking about the life that is no more. i took a lot of pictures with a vintage film camera, but i just couldn't wait to share these so you get a peek at what we saw!

aren't they gorgeous?! it shouldn't surprise you to discover we spent the majority of our visit to that museum in the bird exhibit. i can't help it! i love birds! i'm really curious though to see what the pictures look like on film, but i'm also a little nervous as most of the museum is dimly lit, and i don't have a flash for that camera. and i know this has nothing to do with birds, but you know how much i love stones, so look at the size of this baby...

i can't remember how many thousands of pounds this hunk of awesomeness weighs, but for comparison, i'm 5'2" and 100 pounds (or a few more if i'm being completely honest) and this quartz was MUCH bigger than me!
Posted by danielle and dinosaur toes at 3:33 PM
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10 comments:

  1. CaitlinJuly 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Beautiful pictures, I always love natural history museums :) Gorgeous!

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  2. SarahJuly 28, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    I really, really want to go to the Smithsonian museums and to DC to see the architecture and monuments. What a great gift your husband got! Glad you got to share in the fun, too!

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  3. SarahJuly 28, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Oh, and PS - That quartz specimen is A-MAZING. Can't wait to see more photos.

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  4. GALaxyJuly 28, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    We were at the Alberta Museum last year and they just happened to have a special exhibit on all of the different species of hummingbirds. It was amazing. I could have looked at them forever.

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  5. JessJuly 28, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    i think i'm long overdue for a trip to a natural history museum! love the photos ;)

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  6. CalJuly 28, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    You SO should have taken a picture next to it! That natural history museum looks awesome compared to our VERY old VERY small one we have here in the ghetto. I should be glad though, to be able to go to a $10 museum filled with birds & rocks & mammals & native american stuff & route 66 stuff & a live animal area. It's rad. I wanna see more! & I really want to go there when I'm in DC! Miss you!

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  7. becaJuly 28, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    I went to the museum when I was in middle school and LOVED it! I think I would love it even more as an adult. I'm glad you guys got to have a fun little trip for Chris's birthday!

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  8. becaJuly 28, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    ps, love the photos of the birdies. It doesn't even look like they are behind glass.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 31, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Gorgeous pics! The museum must be really amazing!

    ♥
    Camila Faria

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  10. dianne tanner dot co dot ukAugust 5, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    I'm the same, I go to the Natural History Museum here in London and can spend hours in the bird section, I always get home and have taken the exact same photos as the time before. They're so beautiful! These photos are great. x

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