Friday, April 10, 2009

Cherry Blossom Time!

The first weekend in April was a very bloomy time. The trees in the park near our apartment were blooming:

The Cherry Blossom Festival was in high gear down in DC. There were so many people there, it was pretty crazy. Usually if you go to the Tidal Basin on a non-cherry blossom day, there isn't hardly anyone around. The steps of the Jefferson Memorial were crawling with people when we were there.We walked by the Obama White House for the first time since he's been in office. They were still in Europe, so the rooftop snipers weren't around.

It was a great day to stroll around DC and look at the trees.

1 comment:

soil mama said...

"They were still in Europe, so the rooftop snipers weren't around."
Seriously?? they have snipers out on the roof if the Obama's are home? I guess it makes sense, but it seems a little weird too.

Zoe's been really into the flowering trees around here and will ask what kind of tree each one is... I usually just make it up since I can't tell the cherries from apples and crab apples...