For once, I took a field trip without the boys. The ladies morning bible study group from church arranged a tour and tea at the National Cathedral on Tuesday.

It was a beautiful day.

We enjoyed wandering around the Bishop’s garden.

The flowers were gorgeous.

Then we took a tour of the lower level of the cathedral. Our tour guide was full of information about a million little details I would have completely missed. One of my favorite windows commemorates the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Sorry. I’m not much of a photographer. It’s hard to see, but there is a black lump in the middle of the white circle in the middle of the moon. It’s an actual chunk of rock from the moon. It’s the only piece of moon rock not in a museum.

The alter is beautiful, too. The cross and flowers are actually 5 feet tall.

The tea was lovely, but I didn’t take any photos. I was too busy enjoying a fabulous chocolate eclaire. Yummy!