blossom bliss

amidst a grove of cherry trees

jefferson memorial across the tidal basin

no crowds!

On Monday, the entire family ventured into Washington D.C. to partake in the Cherry Blossom Festival. We were hoping to avoid the crowds by not going on a weekend, so when I awoke on Monday and discovered that it was COLD (in the 30s) I knew we were golden. There were very few people to contend with on this blustery, Monday morning. We bundled up and enjoyed our adventure.

The trees were lovely. Beyond magical.

As I strolled amidst the cherry boughs, it made me happy to think about the throngs of people - in the midst of our technologically overloaded culture - who still make the time, set the intention, to go and enjoy a bunch of trees.

Happy.