Week 4, pt 1
Week 4 started off with a bang!
haha, because Monday was the 4th of July.
Celebrating the 4th of July in the Nation’s Capitol was absolutely wonderful. It rained the first half of the day, but the rain stopped just in time for the firework show. The clouds made for a slightly odd show, but over all a memorable night with some of my newest and best pals.
Tuesday, back at work was a little difficult, just because I was so tired from the 4th. However, I found a rare stephanoid!
These guys are known for the “crown of thorns” on the top of their heads. I also thought they were remarkably beautiful.
My other exciting find of the day was an uncurled, metallic chrysidoid. These are fairly common, but usually curl when dead. I think their bodies are fascinating, and this photo simply does not do them justice:
My evening was then spent making dinner and adventuring with my roommate, Maija. We both came to the realization over the long weekend that we simply have not experienced as much of DC as we would have liked to in 3 weeks and developed a plan of action:
We’ll wake up in the morning and workout/go for a run (gotta take care of mind and body), go to work, come home, cook dinner, go on at least one adventure in the city, and come back home by midnight to get some sleep for the next work day. I guess you could say I’m learning ~time management skills.~
Anyway, Tuesday we decided to go walk around the monuments at night, a recommendation from my momma! We also played with bubbles on the rooftop while waiting for the sun to go down, also compliments of my mom. Here are a few of the photos:
Wednesday
Wednesday was another great day. There seems to be some sort of trend here?!
I started off my day with a run around the monuments, which has become routine. This whole time I’ve been running the path I take to work every day, not realizing I can take this as another opportunity to explore the city. Here was my early morning view:
I went to work and found this cute lil chalcidoid with some rockin’ antennae:
I had the pleasure of going to an insect pinning tour at the museum taught by Dr. Adamskii, and loved every minute. I hope to start pinning my own specimen very soon.
My first half of this week has been incredibly fun and full of wonder. I love that this internship provides me with so many opportunities to learn and ask questions!