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Post by GaliWalker on Mar 23, 2017 8:27:44 GMT -5
We've had a weird end to winter on the east coast: a prolonged spring-like warm snap, followed by frigid conditions in which daytime temperatures struggled to get above freezing. This topsy turvy start to spring killed off about 50% of the cherry blossoms that make Washington DC such a magical place to visit at this time of the year. While it was still early, and there was hope that more blossoms would bloom, I decided not to wait. A couple of days back, I made a quick daytrip to the capital. The usually vibrant flower show was a shadow of itself, but there were a still a few trees out there doing their thing, so it wasn't all doom and gloom. I left Pittsburgh around 1:45am and returned at 11:15pm, making for a long day. In all I stayed mostly around the tidal pool area near the Jefferson Memorial. I also made a quick tour of the other monuments and memorials: the Washington Monument, the World War II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean War Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (no photos). Cherry BlossomsMonuments and memorials
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