Cherry Blossoms Day 3

For today's dose of blossom I have a classic shot of the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. And it's fresh!



The blossoms are peaking now so I wore my sneakers to work today so that I could go walking during lunch. It's quite a hike to the Tidal Basin from my office - about an hour round trip - so not only did I get to see the blossoms but I got real exercise in the process. The real bonus was running into a good friend of mine on my way back. Seeing her was worth being late for my meeting.

Birthday Blossoms

A little over a week ago I took this picture of some buds on the Cherry Blossom tree in my front yard. I planned to post a progression of their development.


Just one week later, this past weekend, they looked like this. I took this picture after hearing reports that they were revising the dates for the expected peak of the blossoms.


And now look at them!


And that's just the show in my front yard. Judging by that, the display around the tidal basin must be spectacular. Just in time for the Cherry Blossom Festival which started today. It's their centennial. And in honor of their centennial I have more blossom shots this week.