This morning I went back to the Mall and the Dogwood blossoms were out. They always precede the Cherry Blossoms by a week or two.
Around the Tidal Basin, the Cherry Blossoms were promising but not yet fully bloomed. The crowds were ever present and will only get worse as the week to come progresses.
A tree here or there had bloomed for the most part. Blossoms and buds, side by side.
The Tidal Basin has a slew of attractions, well worth a perambulation. Like the FDR Memorial.
Also the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial is there, the newest addition. Dr. King's stern visage gazes in impenetrable reflection at the Jefferson Memorial across the way.
One of my favorite monuments, the World War I Memorial. lies across the street on the backside of the MLK Memorial. This year is the centennial mark of the end of that useless and costly war.
There's more close by the Tidal Basin. Today was the kite festival by the Washington Monument, and there'll be more to speak about and show in a subsequent post.
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