Sunday, April 02, 2006

Sakura

Mom and I braved this


to get to these:


We went late to try to avoid the crowds, but it looks like a lot of other people had the same idea! No matter though, because the views are well worth it. I see them every year but the blossoms are never boring and the people watching is great. It's like something out of the A.E. Houseman poem, "Loveliest of Trees." Here are some more shots of sunset at the Tidal Basin:



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