In April this year, my friend Patti, and I went to Washington DC to see the cherry blossoms in bloom.

We were able to catch it on the best day and it is an awesome sight.

It was kinda cold and cloudy but still beautiful.

Back in 1947, after WW11, the Japanese sent 2,000 cherry blossom trees to the United States as a peace treaty/offering. They were planted along the Patomac river and the Jefferson Memorial.

Sixty years later, they are huge and when in bloom, create a blanket of light pink across the entire mile of path that goes along the waterfront. When you walk along the path, you are enveloped in a sea of pink "popcorn." So pretty!