On my blogging, um, hiatus (we'll call it that instead of a batch of extreme laziness), cherry blossom season happened. Cherry blossom season is nothing short of magical. If you have never seen our National Monuments sprouting from the thousands of blossoms of pale, pale pink, you have never seen beauty. I loved it so much last year that this year I actually took a vacation day so I could start taking photos at sunrise and walk the whole Mall. It is my favorite thing about living in D.C.
Get ready for a photo heavy post!
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| This should show you how dumb the National Parks Service is. Right before prime tourist season, they begin work reinforcing the Monument, visible from basically every spot in D.C. Hence, all my shots are in silhouette. |
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| Look at just how thin the blossom leaves are - they are so incredibly delicate! The wind blows, and petals dance in the air on the way to the ground. | |
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| The blossoms grow in clumps and feel so soft they could melt away in your hand, |
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| I loved how still the Tidal Basin was all morning, before the paddle boaters are out. |
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| By the time I made it around the Basin, the sun had fully risen. |
Seriously so beautiful!!
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AH!!!! I hated those boxes SO MUCH! Thank you!!!!!
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