Roving Sun – Page 49 – Here and there but not quite everywhere!

March 30, 2021January 10, 2022

National Cherry Blossom Festival

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!

March 29, 2021January 10, 2022

Local Cherry Blossoms, Day 2

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!

March 28, 2021January 10, 2022

Cherry Blossoms Blossoming

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.

March 27, 2021January 10, 2022

Spring Is Here

The temperature is getting warmer and signs of spring are everywhere!

February 22, 2021January 10, 2022

An Hour of Snow

There was snow forecast to the north this morning but it ended up heading down south a bit resulting in an hour or so of nice heavy snow! It was sufficient to lightly coat the ground and the trees as well as make the sidewalks rather slippery.