In between the Capitol building, a maze of roadways and blockades, and a spattering of really ugly government buildings lies the United States Botanic Garden. I often sneak there during my lunch breaks.  And as you see here, its not hard to understand why. It’s gorgeous, with all sorts of tropical plants, winding walkways, trickling fountains and pools, and a massive greenhouse that I never want to leave. It’s as if it were designed by filmmaker Tim Burton, artist Georgia O’Keefe, writer Frances Hodgson Burnett and botanist John Bartram. Beautiful orchids and roses neighbor cacti and succulents, ferns and mosses, and bromeliads and banana trees. Seriously, if I could set up my computer in there I’d be one really happy worker.