
My nephew lives in Arlington, VA – and we took this “looking up” photo while visiting him in 2012 – he took us all to a nice lunch that day and when I saw this photo today – I felt, well, – “happy” (hate that word – but that is what I felt…)
I also love having old photos scroll on my screen saver for this very reason – to see random pictures and then remember when….
I also thought it was perfect for the “Look up, Look down, challenge” from Travel with intent -(week 22)
Oh, and a bit of FYI – did you know that the D.C. area has a Cherry Blossom Festival each spring? – and you can see the area via WEBCAM – so beautiful!!
Here is the info from the Gov website:
A Gift of Beauty and Friendship:
The beautiful and delicate cherry blossoms cultivated in the National Mall and Memorial Parks have inspired generations of viewers since 1912. A gift from Japan, the flowering trees symbolize friendship between nations, the renewal of spring, and the ephemeral nature of life. Blooming occurs between mid-March and mid-April depending on the species of tree and annual environmental conditions.
Also, one more tidbit to share: We only have ONE of the trees left that the cheap builders put in our initial landscape (the rest have been replaced), but the final one happens to be a flowering Cherry (like the ones in D.C.), but sadly this one has problems and may not be savable – but we have been trying….

Gorgeous!
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Thanks Stefan! Happy Tuesday to ya….
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How beautiful. I adore cherry trees and would love to see them in blossom in Japan. I didn’t know there was a blossom festival in Washington so there’s something else to add to my list! Thank you for joining in the challenge again this week. Debbie
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Thanks Debbie – always nice to see your “BE HAPPY” gravatar show up.
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Nice! I’ve been to see the blossoms in person but did not realize there was a website for them. Maybe I’ll have to check that out this spring.
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let me know if you do – 😉
and thanks for dropping by this blog –
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🙂
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Nice ones! Yesterday I saw one early blooming. Fooled by the good weather!
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must have been beautiful to see –
and here in VA, the tree that I have in this blossoming variety – well it actually starting to bud already – could not believe it. Have a good day Vass, um, I mean Βασίλης!!
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Love the DC cherry blossoms but oh what a mess when they shed!! Would love to see the ones in Japan some day. Come on spring!!!
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I hear you Tina, come on spring…… 😉
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cherry blossoms are definitely beautiful…..we have a city in Northern Michigan that is one of the biggest harvesting areas of cherry’s in the country and one year I drove through there when the trees were in full bloom and it was pretty awesome…….. I prefer eating grapes though 😉
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well I was thinking coffee with a hint of cherry….but guess not (jk) 😉
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Lovely photo that most definitely makes me thing Spring! I was lucky enough to go to the Cherry Blossom festival a few years ago. We timed it perfectly and the blossoms/trees were amazing! Although it was pretty chilly to be walking all over for several hours with little kids, it was a grew experience. I hope to go back again sometime.
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Hey Andrea 🙂 – and you know, I heard timing is key with this event – and had some friends who missed out because the trees were late to bloom one year –
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They are beautiful! Reminds me of the Cherry Blossoms in California during Spring time. Perhaps soon, I get to see them again in person. Have a great weekend.
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Thank you Island Traveler – and hope you have a great weekend too…
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They are so beautiful, Y. I hope you were able to save the pretty one on your lawn. So your nephew in Northern Virginia is a very good reason for the visits to D.C. at the Cherry Blossom Festival time of year!
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Hi Mark – and thanks for the comment – and yes, so great to see my nephew – but we did not see him this time – he travels for his job… 🙂
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A happy job traveler, I hope, Y, not a relectant tourist. 😦
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yes, he is a happy job traveler – 🙂
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