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Cherry Blossom Watch Update: April 12, 2014

Tidal Basin / Washington DC

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Cherry Blossom Watch Updates / 2014 Cherry Blossom Watch
Last updated about 5 years ago / Originally published about 7 years ago

DC Cherry Blossoms in 2021

It seems increasingly likely that DC will still be under COVID-19 restrictions in spring 2021 while the cherry blossoms are blooming. So it's shaping up to be a good year to follow along from afar from the safety and comfort of your home.

Spring turned the volume up to 11 today. Clear, sunny, and warm. And it brought people out in droves. Anyone who made the mistake of trying to drive in probably spent a lot of time stuck in traffic jams.

The trees are in their prime right now. Some of the very earliest to bloom, especially some of the young ones at the MLK Memorial, have already started losing their flowers and getting their leaves. And around the Tidal Basin, a gust of wind makes it look like it’s snowing petals. But the vast majority of trees are putting on quite a show.

The blossoms will be well on their way out by mid week, so I’d recommend getting down there today, tomorrow, or Monday if you can.

The weather forecast for tomorrow is for another beautiful day. If you plan to head down to the Tidal Basin, you’ll save yourself a lot of hassle by finding some way to get there other than driving in (here are some ideas). If you need convincing, some of the photos below should do the trick.

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Photographing Flowers

At this time of year, there are beautiful flowers to be had all over the place. Maybe in your backyard. Maybe in the local park.

These are ere are some of my favorite books that I've reviewed on taking photos of flowers:

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By David Coleman

Page last updated about 5 years ago

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Comments

  1. Alexandra says

    April 12, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    Will Wednesday be too late to get down there then?

    Reply
    • David says

      April 13, 2014 at 10:23 am

      Please see the week ahead section on this morning’s update.

      Reply

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