Here and there but not quite everywhere!
The cherry blossoms in our neighborhood still look wonderful! The majority of the trees have flowers now though some still have a significant number of unopened buds. Some of the trees that bloomed early are now just starting to drop flower petals.
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Peak bloom was declared two days ago by the National Park Service, a few days earlier than anticipated due to warmer than usual temperatures in the region. Due to the ongoing pandemic, none of the usual festival events are taking place this year. We arrived in the morning a bit after sunrise today and ended up spending a long time trying to find parking. Luckily, despite the parking challenges, the Tidal Basin wasn’t very busy at all. And we were pleased to discover that despite recent high winds and heavy rains, the cherry blossoms haven’t been impacted at all!
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Yesterday, a huge number of cherry blossoms opened up for the first time this spring! In the evening, a band of heavy rain moved through and brought with it high winds and cool temperatures. Luckily, the blossoms did not appear to be negatively impacted at all!
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Yesterday, we saw the first local cherry blossoms come out, just two flowers! This morning, what a difference! There are cherry blossoms everywhere! Although its not even close to peak here, the NPS just declared peak bloom for the Washington DC cherry blossoms, about a week earlier than predicted due to recent unseasonably warm temperatures.
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The temperature is getting warmer and signs of spring are everywhere!
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