April 16th, 2008
Photo of the Week
A sure of spring, tulips on the National Mall in Washington.
Image - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
_____________________________________________
Share This
Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Travel & Culture Channel ![]()
A sure of spring, tulips on the National Mall in Washington.
Image - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
_____________________________________________
Share This
A pond in Northern Virginia with a beautiful tree in full bloom.
Image - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
________________________________________________________________
Share This
How can you not enjoy strolling the National Mall in Washington, DC DC, on a sunny day when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom?
Image - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
__________________________________________________
Share This
Another sign of Spring.
Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
___________________________________________
Share This
Late Wednesday morning, I witnessed a local television reporter conducting on-the-street interviews of people visiting the cherry blossoms near the Washington Monument.
The moment the interview started, the tourist visiting from Italy, turned her own video camera on herself. When the reported ask why she was recording her own interview, she commented, “for the […]
The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Washington, DC. Despite recent cold weather and rain, the trees are showing their all their beauty.
And the cold hasn’t stopped people from bundling up in winter clothes and lining up to rent a paddle boat on the Tidal Basin either.
So far this Spring, the high […]
The pillars at the Jefferson Memorial.
Image - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon Rochetti
____________________________________________
Share This
When visiting Washington, DC, it’s typical to have your photo taken in front of some of DC’s most iconic locations, such as the Jefferson Memorial, and on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. But here’s a few locations that offer a slightly different, yet memorable perspective of Washington, DC, (in no particular order).
1. Get […]
On Sunday (3/24/08), I walked the Tidal Basin and parts of the National Mall in Washington, DC, checking on the status of the cherry tree blossoms.
The buds on only one or two trees were just starting to open. But the tulips were and a few of the other trees are in full bloom, especially […]
This week, around parts of the Washington, DC area, Spring has started to bloom!!!
The latest update form the National Park Service is that peak blooming of the cherry trees on the National Mall will be between March 27th and April 3rd this year.
Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon […]
Recent Comments