Cherry blossom viewers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Cherry blossom viewers at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Jefferson Memorial viewed from the walkway near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Panoramic view of the cherry blossoms from the Tidal Basin near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Panoramic view of the cherry blossoms and Jefferson Memorial.
Panoramic view of the cherry blossoms and Jefferson Memorial.
Someone puts a smiling Buddha in a cherry tree and the place goes nuts; photographers stumbling over themselves to “get the shot.” THIS photographer takes photo of the “shooters.”
You want to look up at the cherry blossoms but be careful not to walk into a tree or the Tidal Basin.
Panoramic view of the cherry blossoms.
Panoramic view of the cherry blossoms.
Panoramic view of the cherry blossoms and Jefferson Memorial.
Jefferson Memorial hiding behind the cherry blossoms.
Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin.
Some mornings you realize you live and work in a pretty cool place. Hope you all get a chance to do this at least once in your life. Cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C., brings out the best in people … even this year.
Panoramic view of the paddleboats, left, and the Jefferson Memorial with the cherry blossoms.
Swan rides at the Tidal Basin.
Panoramic view of the paddleboats, left, and the Jefferson Memorial with the cherry blossoms.
Panoramic view of the paddleboats (left) and the Jefferson Memorial with the cherry blossoms.
Early enough that there are only a few hundred people congregated at the Tidal Basin for cherry blossoms. But you do have to wait, sometimes patiently, for the crowd to thin.
Cherry blossoms at Tidal Basin.
Cherry blossoms at Tidal Basin.
Cherry blossoms at Tidal Basin.
Cherry blossoms at Tidal Basin.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival, billed as “The Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration,” is under way in Washington, D.C., as these shots taken today (March 24) from Alexandria, Va., photographer Jeff Olson will attest. Exactly when the buds will open is not easy to predict, and it is extremely difficult to give an accurate forecast much more than 10 days before peak bloom. While the average peak bloom date is April 4, this spring it’s come a bit earlier.
