Our missionary son came home on March 24th, just in time to see the cherry blossoms. Josiah, his friend Quinn, Jordan, and I went to DC on March 29th to see the beautiful trees in bloom. Quinn had another friend they were meeting, so Josiah, Quinn, and Sariah went off to enjoy themselves, while Jordan and I walked around the tidal basin in front of the Jefferson Memorial. Above you can see the two of us sitting on the side tiers at the Jefferson Memorial. The statue of Jefferson can be seen in the background.
Above and below are a few pictures of the tidal basin, paddle boats, and cherry blossoms.
The cherry blossoms formed a natural frame for the Jefferson Memorial in the above photo. You can also see one of the many paddle boats that were out that day.
The curve of the tidal basin with the Washington Monument is one of my favorite sights. The top photo is another one of my favorite views.
I was a little sad that my husband couldn't be with us on this beautiful day. It was the one day during the peak of the cherry blossoms that had decent weather, which is why we went. It was a Tuesday, so there weren't as many people as there might have been, but there were still quite a few. We arrived early in the afternoon, and stayed till nearly 6:00 p.m.
Josiah and his friends walked to Chinatown for lunch, went to one of the museums, walked to the edge of the tidal basin, then walked up to the Botanical Gardens, which was closed by the time they got there. They didn't see as much of the cherry blossoms as Jordan and I did, but Sariah had never been to DC before and wanted to see more than just cherry trees in bloom.
For my part, since this might be our last chance to see them if we move later this year, I wanted to enjoy the cherry blossoms as much as I could. Jordan and I walked and talked and had a wonderful day. The only sad part was that our family didn't all go together as we have in past years.
