Here and there but not quite everywhere!
The local cherry blossoms continue to look beautiful. While the rate of petals falling to the ground is increasing, the majority of blossoms are still on the trees. They still look as good as they did the day they bloomed!
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The vast majority of the local cherry blossoms have bloomed! Almost every tree is now completely full of flowers. So far its been a very good start to the spring season!
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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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