Spring is here! It actually has been here since late Winter. What a weird winter we had in Baltimore! Still, to me, Spring isn't around until all the flowers are blooming like they are on steroid. And nothing says steroid induced flowering like the cherry blossom festival in DC late this March. Only the tulips of Netherlands' Keukenhof might come close.
On Friday, Tim and I decided that we will make a day out of this beautiful weather and seasonal event.
Our day started out with me profusely apologizing to the doggies for leaving them at home and inside when it's so nice outside. I mean, who'd want to put a dog looking like this INSIDE?
We drove to Greenbelt station and ride the metro into the center of DC. Smart choice, I said. Who's crazy enough to drive around DC during the festival that more than quadruples the amount of tourists in DC??! If they weren't crazy to start with, they must have turned crazy afterward :p
This is where we first get off the metro. We couldn't have dreamed of a better day. (Although, I could fancy less people)
Blossoms!!! blossoms!!! blossoms!!! When I see this many flowers so close and so beautiful, I have this urge to want to keep them all for myself, store them, and keep them forever. :") All impossible to do, I know. But knowing such doesn't stop the urge.
My personal farvourite shot, with the Washinton Monument peaking behind:
Beautiful things go so well together :) - I forgot to bring Timmo's sunscreen in my wizard's bag. I felt bad.
Without taking pictures at awkward angles, or set up fences, it is almost impossible to get a shot without other people in it unfortunately.
I'm not gonna lie: twirling my skirt as hundreds of people march on by was awkward. Then why did I twirl, you say? For no reason at all other than vanity :) Being girly has never been a naturally thing for me, this was my attempt to practice.
A rare shot without people, yet I look weird.
There were so many flowers, so much pretty-ness, i didn't know what to do with myself. :'(
One day, I'll learn how to use photoshop and go back to these picture, and photoshop those people out :P
I THINK we were in front of the Lincoln memorial, where a band, in suit and ties, was playing in front of the steps, in 80 degrees weather. Poor things.
This must have been how I looked in Timmo's side vision.
So I demanded that pictures are to be taken, and we are to walk very very slowly under the canopy of flowers above us.
Then we stop at an rather "empty" spot under a tree with the rest of the more prepared spectators: we pulled out our cliff bars, munched on them to temper our screaming hunger.
Then we sat and people watch: it was quite entertaining. We noted many people walked around, holding up iPad. Sort of strange looking.
I'm wired to be happier when I can walk with bare feet on clean glass :)
Over to the right of us, a very well behaved dog sit and people watch with us, then entertain the less desirable children. I could not help but wish our dogs could be so chilled.
I think this picture comes close to capturing the beautiful sunshine and Spring filled weather we had that day.
After the short picnic, Tim and I started walking back to the metro station. We were to meet up with friends for our first hockey games ever!
The view of the Tidal Basin as we walked away. DC and its surrounding areas is so beautiful. It's probably one of my favourite place to be in the US.
Tim and I are eagerly awaiting our trip to the UK this month. I'll get to tour Oxford with Tim this time. It will be fun.
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