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The National Cherry Blossom Festival

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Yesterday (April 5th), I took a trip down to DC for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

And of course, I took my camera.

Washington Monument with Cherry Blossoms:

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This one is so bazaar, I just love it

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The branch is just suspended there, coming from no where.

It was such a big deal, that Tommy Jefferson decided to show up.

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Actual size too.  He really was 25 ft tall.

Here is Tommy’s House with some of the Blossoms.

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Some of the trees are fairly old, with a handful of originals from about 100 years ago.

The older ones have branches that reach out over the path.  This one is from behind.

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Also, some of the older ones have small buds coming directly out of the larger branches.

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And finally, my show off picture for today.

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-pyra