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The National Cherry Blossom Festival

Posted on April 6, 2008 by | 2 comments

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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

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Pictures from my Mini-Vacation

Posted on January 24, 2008 by | 4 comments

In a departure from our normal programming, here are some pictures from from my trip to Williamsburg.

Capital building.

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This is a reconstructed building on the original foundations of the 18th century building.

The main street of Williamsburg, the Duke of Gloucester street.

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A birdhouse in the back of the Wythe House.

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A rack of muskets in the Magazine.  Some of these are over 200 years old, and still work.

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Looking out the window of the Magazine to the old Courthouse (original 18th Century building).

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And finally, the Courthouse itself.

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Well, that’s some of the best pictures from my trip.  I did take them all, and hope you enjoyed looking at them.

-pyra

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