Blooming 2

Today I saw a tree in bloom for the first time this year, and was excited enough to stop and take a picture (not shown). There is one thing I expect to miss when summer comes, though, which is the kick-ass view from my room and balcony. Here's what dominates the skyline at night now. Between me and the Capitol is a large tree, though, which I expect will dampen the effect in a month or two.

Blooming

I like DC much better now that the trees are in bloom. Here's a picture I took a few days ago on my way to work. Even the pathetic triangle of dirt on 17th and New Hampshire that passes for a dog park was bedecked with beautiful white blossoms.

Yesterday half of our office went down to the Tidal Basin (where the famous Japanese cherry trees are) for a picnic lunch. The famously ephemeral blossoms were near their peak, and breezes sent blizzards of little white petals swirling around their throngs of admirers.

Last night brought an impressive hour-long thunderstorm and hard rain, and on the way in this morning most of the cherry blossoms had been washed from the trees, revealing new green leaves.