{"id":3880,"date":"2016-04-08T03:15:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T02:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:46:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:46:37","slug":"washingtons-cherry-blossoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tazmpictures.com\/site\/?p=3880","title":{"rendered":"Washington’s Cherry Blossoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last couple of weeks, the National Capital Region has been all abuzz about the annual return of the cherry blossoms. \u00a0I blogged about it the last time I was in the area<\/a> for a few months, back in 2011, and so I thought it would be good to check it out again this year. \u00a0Only this year, it would prove to be much more difficult.<\/p>\n

I tried driving into town one afternoon and found the crush of pedestrians as dusck approached to be so overwhelming that I turned around and headed back home. \u00a0So I decided instead to try an early morning foray into the capital. \u00a0I arrived shortly after dawn, and started out snapping a few pictures on the National Mall before heading over to the Tidal Basin. \u00a0I should have taken as a hint the number of photographers on the mall.<\/p>\n

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