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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.
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You know it’s Springtime when the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC start to bloom. And while they are not an official DC monument, the cherry trees in full blossom are one of Washington, DC’s most prized and loved attractions.
The 2-week festival begins Saturday, March 29th and runs until Sunday, April 13th, with peak viewing some […]
After a five year absence, (and an additional 6-month delay), the “new” Newseum in Washington, DC is scheduled to open in its new location on April 11, 2008.
The new 250,000-square-foot, seven-level museum dedicated to news and the press covers five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.
Visitors will be greeted by […]
Since I just returned from a vacation in Costa Rico, (and am not yet back into the swing of things), I thought I’d post a few of the photos I took while there.
Arenal Volcano near La Fortuna
A Friendly Iguana Who Visited Daily.
Palm Trees at Tamarindo Beach on the Pacific Coast.
Surfers Looking for […]
His place in history as one of our greatest presidents is memorialized with the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. And next year marks the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the memorial to his life will be rededicated in a major ceremony.
But one of the most notable moments in Lincoln’s life, […]
In 1912, a gift of 3,000 cherry trees from the city of Tokyo was presented to the people of Washington, DC. Since then, the annual cherry blossom festival has been a reminder of the bond with Japan.
For two weeks at the Kennedy Center, you can enjoy Japan Culture + Hypreculture as it explodes with over […]
While there were signs of snow in the upper elevations of the Shenandoah National Park as early as November 11th, the area’s first real snow of the season arrived yesterday.
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Now that the trees are bare, here’s one last Fall color photo, caught in a business park in suburban Maryland a few weeks ago.
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Written by Jon Rochetti [email] for b5media.
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