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.

The blossoms were at the peak bloom on March 31 when I visited the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial and within sight of the Washington Monument and the Capitol Building. (Lots of photos have those photogenic monuments.)

If you can't come to visit in person, please enjoy the photos for 2006.

See the expanded collection including some of the photos on this page.

Always a great time to be a bride and groom.

Notice the Capitol on the left side tucked in between the newer buildings.

Many families want to capture the children with the camera. These children were more cooperative than some. Not many take pictures on "film" anymore.

An old pagoda that came with the cherry trees early in the twentieth century.

TV reporters asking that question:

 "What do you think about the cherry blossoms and all the people down here?"

Spring has sprung - but where are the bees? Until the past few days, the temperature has been cool, so the blossoms are fresh and ripe!

I enjoy  taking photos of the cherry trees and the monuments, but I also like the challenge of getting in close and personal. The next few photos show close-ups.

See more close-ups on a separate page.

See more close-ups on a separate page.

There are some artists who spend all day on one image using oil or water colors.

Other artists, like myself, prefer to capture 5 images a minute!

National Park Service Rangers and many volunteers are available to guide and explain.

Bob Graf

Adventurer - Photographer
Grandfather

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Cherry Blossoms 2007

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