The National Cherry Blossom Festival

95th Anniversary of the 3000 Cherry Trees Gift from Tokyo to Washington DC . Tidal Basin North Bank . West Potomac Park, SW . WDC . Tuesday afternoon, 27 March 2007 . elvertbarnes-freedom.blogspot.com/2007/03/27-march-2007-m... . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Tidal Basin, Washington, DC

Cherry trees in the fall

Warrior Poetes . www.warriorpoetes.com . 2007 National Cherry Blossom Festival . Cultural Stage . Jefferson Memorial . Tidal Basin off East Basin Drive, SW, WDC . Monday afternoon, 02 April 2007 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Warrior Poetes consists of three sisters - Marissa, Allicia and Ariana.

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Cherry Blossoms Walk along the Tidal Basin off Maine Avenue between 15th and 17th Street, SW, Washington DC on Sunday afternoon, 14 April 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography

Visit Elvert Barnes 2013 NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/2013NationalCherryBlossomFestival.html

95th Anniversary of the 3000 Cherry Trees Gift from Tokyo to Washington DC . Tidal Basin North Bank . West Potomac Park, SW . WDC . Tuesday afternoon, 27 March 2007 . elvertbarnes-freedom.blogspot.com/2007/03/27-march-2007-m... . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Pedestrians . Cherry Blossom Festival 'Walk' . www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org . Tidal Basin / East along Ohio Drive, SW, WDC . Tuesday afternoon, 1 April 2008 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

National Cherry Blossom Festival Tidal Basin Cultural Performances Stage . Jefferson Memorial Grounds . Tidal Basin / East, SW, Washington DC . Sunday, 29 March 2009 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Visit National Cherry Blossom Festival at www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/

Visit Elvert Barnes 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/2009NationalCherryBlossomFestival.html

Jogger . Cherry Blossom Festival 'Walk' . www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org . Jefferson Memorial Grounds . Tidal Basin / East just off Ohio Drive, SW, WDC . Tuesday afternoon, 1 April 2008 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

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National Cherry Blossom Festival Tidal Basin Cultural Performances Stage . Jefferson Memorial Grounds . Tidal Basin / East, SW, Washington DC . Sunday, 29 March 2009 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

Visit National Cherry Blossom Festival at www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/

Visit Elvert Barnes 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival docu-project at elvertbarnes.com/2009NationalCherryBlossomFestival.html

95th Anniversary of the 3000 Cherry Trees Gift from Tokyo to Washington DC . Tidal Basin North Bank . West Potomac Park, SW . WDC . Tuesday afternoon, 27 March 2007 . elvertbarnes-freedom.blogspot.com/2007/03/27-march-2007-m... . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography

A view of the Washington Monument from the Tidal Basin in front of the FDR Memorial.

The cherry trees create a canopy beneath which you can walk

March 18

World War II Memorial (Atlantic side)

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome"

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Washington, DC

Over tje Potomac

Washington DC

Dawn at the Tidal Basin

Just to answer Sandy's question, I had a little time to stroll around the National Mall and surroundings. Nice city, but my favorite place was the tidal basin with the cherry blossoms in full bloom.

Cherry Blossoms Tidal Basin Walk at Maine Avenue and Ohio Drive, SW, Washington DC on Friday afternoon, 23 March 2012 by Elvert Barnes Photography

Capital Bikeshare Bicyclists Series

This was just a fun photo to take. I'm a big fan of the simplicity here - helicopters placed against a clear sky.