Cherry Blossom Time

It's Flowering Cherry Tree Time in Washington, D.C., the first weekend in April.

These are some pictures I took a couple of years ago, but the trees are in bloom today.

This is the Tidal Basin and the Jefferson Memorial, and hundreds of flowering cherry trees

are planted all around the Basin.

There are several different kinds of cherry trees, in pink and white, single and double.

Each step that you take begs for a photo.  The walking path goes all around the Basin.

They purposely allow the branches to drape over the water.

These are Double White Blossoming Cherry trees.

Pink Trees are around the pond across the road.

There are flowering cherry trees all over town; it is like walking through clouds of petals.

This is a Pink Weeping Cherry by the Sackler Museum, a couple of blocks away.

Branches on a White Flowering Cherry Tree

Double Pink Flowering Cherry Blossoms

Another large collection of flowering trees is out at Dumbarton Oaks, once a private residence

but now  national park and garden and museum.  These are Flowering Crabapples.

Just take the bus up Wisconsin Avenue and hop off at Dumbarton Oaks on the way up

to the National Cathedral.

View from the terrace at Dumbarton Oaks, White Flowering Cherries and

Pink Flowering Crabapples.

Large old white Flowering Cherry Trees at Dumbarton Oaks

Weeping Pink Flowering Cherry Tree in Chinese Garden

Allee of Pink Flowering Cherrry Trees at Dumbarton Oaks

National Cathedral in Washington is high on a hill, and alongside it is the "Bishop's Garden."

It is filled with wonderful flowers and trees at all times of the year.  Here is the

Weeping Pink Flowering Cherry.

A branch of White Flowering Cherry Blossoms

Brilliant Yellow Forsythia bushes are all over town.

Yellow Forsythia.  Dumbarton Oaks has an entire hillside covered with them.

Forsythia Bush on the hillside at Dumbarton Oaks

Magnolia Trees are in bloom all over Washington .

The National Airport in Washington has hundreds of magnolia trees; they are always the

first things I see when I land and walk to the metro station.

Branches of Magnolia blossoms.  They are thick and luscious, as if carved out of wax.

Magnolia tree by my hotel.

Branch of Magnolia blossoms

Pink Magnolia Tree at airport

Washington also has the best pansies in the world, planted all over town.

Some are planted in the fall and start growing and blooming through the snow.

Other are planted in the spring.  The airport has millions.

Dusty Rose Pansies

"Melissa" Multi-colored Panies

"Evelyn" Pink and Purple Pansy

"Fiona" Cream Pansies

Blue and White Pansies.  Front yards of private houses near my hotel were filled

with pansies of every color.  Walking around the neighborhood was always a delight.

"St. Francis Pansy"

"Inca Gold Pansies"

"Inca Gold Pansies"

"Princess Margaret Pansies" at Dupont Circle

Masses of blue and yellow pansies at the airport

White Scilla

Blue Scilla

Double White Flowering Cherry at Scott Circle

Just thinking - I ought to be in Washington right now.

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