Cherry Blossoms
On a recent trip to Washington, DC for work, I was able to see the National Cherry Blossom festival. The weather was perfect, and it was a bizarre experience to walk through a "snowstorm" of cherry blossoms in near-80-degree weather (when the blossoms fall around you, it even sounds a little bit like snow falling).
Because of the fine weather, there was quite a huge crowd walking around the Tidal Basin, which meant walking at a slow pace. However, since I've been getting over a bum knee for the last few months, the slow pace was probably for the best.
For all the trips I made to DC when I was in grad school, this was the first time I was there when the cherry blossoms were in bloom. It was quite a treat!
Comments
The colors in this picture are so intense and beautiful that it almost looks fake to me! That would have been fun to do.
Posted by: Lisa Roberts | April 5, 2007 1:19 PM
I believe the colors are because the photo looks like it was taken near sunset (notice the color of the clouds). There was probably also a little image processing to increase the saturation (the grass near the Jefferson Memorial seems very green). Nevertheless, the cherry blossoms really are a combination of white, light pink, and bright pink. I'd say the colors aren't too far from true.
This year, the blossoms are probably now gone: a few days after my visit (when the temps were in the 70's), the weather turned cold and it started to snow.
Posted by: Don Roberts | April 9, 2007 4:10 PM