Cherry Blossoms & Monuments (Washington DC, 3/21/'17)
Mar 23, 2017 5:24:46 GMT -8
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Post by GaliWalker on Mar 23, 2017 5:24:46 GMT -8
We've had a weird end to winter on the east coast: a prolonged spring-like warm snap, followed by frigid conditions in which daytime temperatures struggled to get above freezing. This topsy turvy start to spring killed off about 50% of the cherry blossoms that make Washington DC such a magical place to visit at this time of the year.
While it was still early, and there was hope that more blossoms would bloom, I decided not to wait. A couple of days back, I made a quick daytrip to the capital. The usually vibrant flower show was a shadow of itself, but there were a still a few trees out there doing their thing, so it wasn't all doom and gloom.
I left Pittsburgh around 1:45am and returned at 11:15pm, making for a long day. In all I stayed mostly around the tidal pool area near the Jefferson Memorial. I also made a quick tour of the other monuments and memorials: the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (no photos).
Cherry Blossoms
Monuments and memorials
While it was still early, and there was hope that more blossoms would bloom, I decided not to wait. A couple of days back, I made a quick daytrip to the capital. The usually vibrant flower show was a shadow of itself, but there were a still a few trees out there doing their thing, so it wasn't all doom and gloom.
I left Pittsburgh around 1:45am and returned at 11:15pm, making for a long day. In all I stayed mostly around the tidal pool area near the Jefferson Memorial. I also made a quick tour of the other monuments and memorials: the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (no photos).
Cherry Blossoms
Monuments and memorials
