The cherry blossoms began to bloom in the Nation's Capital. Joyce and I visited the Tidal Basin on Sunday, March 28, to take a few pictures to share with you.

Washington, DC is famous for the more than 3,700 cherry trees at various locations around the monuments. The Tidal basin itself has 1,405 Yoshino trees which "performed" for us on this day and provided much of the source of the beauty reported here in our pictures. (The actual peak of the blooming occurred on March 29, 2004).

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The Yoshino blossom clusters

The blue paddle boats provide an alternate mode of viewing
the blossoms away from the crowds of visitors.

People from all around the country and the world come to relax
and enjoy this annual spectacular display of beauty.

Many babies and many pictures

We walked around the perimeter of the Tidal Basin
 to capture these memories

Washington, DC has more to see than just cherry blossoms.
The magnolias, forsythia, daffodils, pansies are here now-
 and soon the tulips will arrive.

Look closely and you can see Thomas Jefferson inside his Memorial

The United States Capitol peeks between the buildings ...

The Washington Monument on the left and
the Old Post Office in the center

We went to the city on the Metro Rail subway system.
The automobile traffic was abundant and quite slow.

Notice the gnarled root stock of the cherry trees

Bob Graf - adventurer, photographer, and web site creator

A sight only a bee could really love!

Up close and personal

These are Akebono blossoms that will bloom in a few days

In spite of the abundance of blossoms already in bloom,
some trees are just beginning to bud

Thanks for visiting.

Cherry Blossoms 2007
Click here to see Cherry Blossoms 2006 - Peak Bloom
Cherry Blossoms 2005

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