Blossom Hopping - the Update


Photoblogging!
It was a glorious day yesterday. Rana requested photographs, so I give you links to big files with goofy thumbnails, à la dooce.com.



The newly-reopened Washington Monument looked lovely against the sky, which had draped itself in ethereal, wispy clouds.



There were unfortunately few trees that had really gone bananas - April 5 is the average peak day for blossoms, but we've had a cold spring up until now, so even the trees that were blossoming were stingy with their favors.



There were, of course, a couple of exceptions.



We walked around the Tidal Basin to the Jefferson Memorial - I found it both funny and sad that this sort of sign is obviously necessary.



The man himself.



We skipped watching the dancers from various lands entertaining the blossomy crowds on the front steps of the Memorial, and instead found a sunny spot on the back side where we could sit on the cool marble in the warm sunshine and watch the planes take off and land across the river at National Airport. All in all, a good day.
Posted: Wednesday - April 06, 2005 at 06:37 AM         | |

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