{"id":6154,"date":"2014-02-10T08:45:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=6154"},"modified":"2014-01-26T22:20:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T03:20:53","slug":"hitting-the-tropics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitting the Tropics at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the coldest day of the season (to date), we hit the tropics by visiting the US Botanical Gardens. It was Colin&#8217;s first time out and about near the Capitol. We took advantage of the last day of the gardens&#8217; seasonal holiday displays, which included a giant rain set. It was a nice respite from the cold, and inspiration for a potential trip to the real tropics in the future!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6154 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7666\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7666-e1388946214711-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6164\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7666-e1388946214711-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7666-e1388946214711-200x200-1388946272.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6164'>\n\t\t\t\tBraving the cold for fun\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7595\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7595-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6155\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7595-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7595-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6155'>\n\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;re here!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7597\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7597-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6156\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7597-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7597-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6156'>\n\t\t\t\tChecking out the trains\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7616\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7616-e1388946594262-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6157\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7616-e1388946594262-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7616-e1388946594262-200x200-1388946628.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7616-e1388946594262-348x348-1388946629.jpg 348w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7616-e1388946594262-688x688-1388946630.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6157'>\n\t\t\t\tA more natural train looks old school\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7619\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7619-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6158\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7619-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7619-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6158'>\n\t\t\t\tExploring on foot\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7626\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7626-e1388946478270-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7626-e1388946478270-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7626-e1388946478270-200x200-1388946554.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7626-e1388946478270-348x348-1388946555.jpg 348w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7626-e1388946478270-688x688-1388946556.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6159'>\n\t\t\t\tSigns of Christmas still up\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7659\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7659-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7659-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7659-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6163'>\n\t\t\t\tA hidden train&#8230;fun!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/hitting-the-tropics\/img_7643\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7643-e1388946348804-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6161\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7643-e1388946348804-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7643-e1388946348804-200x200-1388946387.jpg 200w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7643-e1388946348804-348x348-1388946388.jpg 348w, http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_7643-e1388946348804-688x688-1388946389.jpg 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6161'>\n\t\t\t\tNearing nap time\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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It was Colin&#8217;s first time out and about near the Capitol. We took advantage of the last day of the gardens&#8217; seasonal holiday displays, which included a giant rain set. 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