It’s raining outside, and the weather is cooling down. It’s Fall.
I do like Fall with all it’s beautiful colors, and the cold lonely feeling it brings with it, I love it! But before I give in to this beautiful weather, and watch as the trees shed the leaves that Spring brought with it, I want to reminisce about the days when they bloomed! I know Spring is long gone, and Summer is the one leaving us now, but Spring brought the bloom, and Fall takes it away!
What better way to reminisce than by looking back at the cherry blossoms of Washington D.C. in all their bloom!
These cherry blossoms aren’t native to Washington D.C., or the United States for that matter. They were gifted to the U.S. by the Japanese as a symbol of their growing friendship.
Every year there is a festival held to celebrate their bloom, and it’s quite possibly the most beautiful time to visit D.C. You have to plan it just right, because it’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it type of thing. Let me tell you, on the third day of my trip they had already started to change colors and losing most of the pink flowers!
But if you miss the cherry blossoms, there’s plenty of beauty to go around! The city is decorated with beautiful tulips everywhere! And then there’s the gorgeous Dumbarton Oaks!
The garden wasn’t in it’s full bloom just yet, but I bet it’s drop dead gorgeous once Spring is in full swing!
I fell in love with Washington D.C., and I hope to visit again soon! What do you miss the most about Spring?
Photo Credit to My Friend Arlene for Taking this Awesome Picture! View from Senator Harry Reid’s Office Balcony!
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That is a city I really want to see! What prett photos. 🙂
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Going through the same thing in horrible old England. I’d love to visit DC, maybe one day! Great pictures,
DC is beautiful! Especially when the cherry blossoms are blooming!
You’ve got really nice pictures. Seeing those cherry blossoms in full bloom would really be nice.
Definitely recommend it, thanks!
I love fall when the different colours of the leaves on the ground. But I do love spring too
They each bring so much beauty and color to the world!
Lovely photos! I feel your pain, the weather is changing too in England! 🙁
Bring on Spring!
I bet! Here in Vegas it’s a bit of a roller coaster. It will rain all day one day, and the next day it will be ninety-something degrees Fahrenheit.
wow! these photos are the most beautiful ever! I’m not really a spring person, but I found your article interesting!
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Wow! So beautiful!
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Each season has its own pros and cons. We just learn to make the best of each day we have. Happy autumn to you! 🙂
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Good post 🙂 I always think I don’t like autumn, but when I look outside now, see the colors and know we’re up for a autumn hike soon – I feel excitement. Haha, can’t ignore it! All seasons are wonderful 😀
They truly are!
So beautiful photos! The story behind the cherry blossoms is very amusing 🙂
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I have only seen DC in the summer and it was so pretty then I just imagine it to be perfect in the spring. We loved it so much we would love to return, it was just so different to NYC where we travelled from on our trip over there!
I fell in love with DC when I went last April! So beautiful and so many great places to eat!
Cherry blossom time is one of my favorite parts of the year here in Seoul too!
I bet it’s gorgeous in Seoul!
I have always wanted to see DC during cherry blossom season! Pictures are just so beautiful. I live in Seoul and was surprised by the few weeks in April when the city was covered in cherry blossoms.
I definitely recommend it. Isn’t it so beautiful when the city gets dressed in pink petals?!?!
Gorgeous photos! Loving the dusty pinkish vibe that matches the cherry blossoms perfectly.
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You’ve captured DC really nicely here 🙂
I would love to spend some time in D.C., I have no had the chance yet. but it looks really awesome. I love spring, but I am a sucker for knits, uggs, and pumpkin spice, bring me fall..ahahah oh shit, I am so basic. AHAH