I had a little time this weekend to walk around and see some of the cherry blossoms. We are just shy of peak bloom, apparently. Some of the later blooming trees are not yet out, just budding, and some of the earlier bloomers are in full flower. Regardless, it's pretty impressive. The amount of people walking around is also impressive. Just a few pictures:
Oh look, the Washington Monument from across the Tidal Basin. If you could look to the right, you would see the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and thousands of people.
This is at the George Mason Memorial. I didn't learn much about him in school, but he is evidently the reason the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution. So, he was pretty important.
At the National Arboretum, looking at one of the cherry tree collections. The Arboretum is primarily a research facility, but if you don't know that it's basically just a huge area with lots of beautiful plants. Some of the azaleas were starting to bloom too, plus forsythia, daffodils, andromeda and the early magnolias. Very nice day, the forecast suggested that it would be snowy/sleety and low 30s. Instead is was mid-40s and sunny. Go figure.
I can't put my finger on exactly why, but this was my favorite cherry tree at the Arboretum. Probably something to do with how incredibly beautiful it is.
