BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2015)

DC -- Cherry Blossoms around the Tidal Basin (2015):

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CHERRY_150411_246.JPG: The cherry blossoms peaked the weekend of April 11/12 which happened to be a beautiful weather weekend. Crowds were massive!
2. CHERRY_150411_353.JPG: Predicting the Peak Bloom: Everyone wants to know when the cherry trees will bloom. National Park Service horticulturists have the tricky job of making the prediction. It is not mysterious; rather, it involves knowing what to look for. Starting in early March, they check the size of the buds and measure how quickly they are growing. Horticulturists consult records from years past and forecasts for the weather ahead. They also get help from the "indicator tree," a tree just east of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, that has consistently bloomed about ten days before the others -- a clear sign of the beauty to come.
3. CHERRY_150412_215.JPG: Cherry blossoms peaked Saturday and Sunday (April 11 and 12) and the weather was beautiful for them!
4. CHERRY_150412_261.JPG: Cherry blossoms doing their thing!
5. CHERRY_150412_298.JPG: River Bottom to Parkland: Where you are standing was originally the bottom of the Potomac River. The shoreline roughly paralleled 15th Street, skirted around the Washington Monument which stood almost at the river's edge, and then followed what is now the current route of Constitution Avenue. In the 1880s, planners developed a strategy for reclaiming this area, which at low tide was nothing but mud flats. Dredging operations and seawall construction created the Tidal Basin and East and West Potomac Parks. In 1897, the United States Congress designated this new section of the city as parkland "for the recreation and scenic pleasure of the people."
6. CHERRY_150412_306.JPG: This Currier and Ives print shows the original Potomac shoreline. Note how close the Washington Monument is to the river.
7. CHERRY_150412_311.JPG: This photograph, taken in 1892, shows the newly created Hains Point area. The edge of the Tidal Basin, seen in the lower right, was still under construction.
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