Sakura

Tis the season for Cherry Blossoms or "sakura" in Japanese (I think). Most of the petals have blown away by now, but last weekend the trees were in high form. I was lucky enough to go at non-peak times, so I avoided a lot of tourists. But that means I had to go at less than ideal times, being Wednesday and Friday after work. One day was rainy, and one day was windy. The second time around, I brought a friend with a camera! It's good to have friends with cameras. Her name is Jenny, and she's a coworker of mine.


Hi Jenny!


Twisty branches.


The picture every tourist takes...


The blossoms look like snow. (But I'd much rather have Cherry Blossoms than snow.)


The dramatic sky...


The Cherry Blossoms line the tidal basin. I don't know how we managed to miss a picture of it, but lots of the trees were bending over towards the water. When you stood under them, it was a beautiful canopy.


The rain was worth it for this puddle.