WTOP’s John Domen contributed to this report. The 2022 festival is the 110th anniversary of the gift of the trees from the mayor of Tokyo to D.C.
Photographers were out taking advantage of the blooms early Monday morning. Experience the tranquility and romance of your very own Private Hot Air Balloon Ride over the Virginia countryside Enjoy stunning views of the Blue Ridge. It started on Sunday and runs through April 17. My feed will certainly be filled up with pictures from other friends.”ĭ.C.’s Cherry Blossom Watch posted on Instagram that this year it has been an early bloom, fueled by above-average temperatures in February and warm temperatures in March.Īfter two years of going virtual due to the pandemic, the 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival is in-person this year. It looks about the same from year to year but yeah, it’s beautiful. “I’ve been here for so long, I don’t always take as many pictures as I used to. “It’s all good vibes here and everyone looks really happy,” said Sarah Clark.Īlicia Moulton is a regular every year. We’re just reading our books, watching the people walk by, enjoying the flowers.” But up close, they’re like very intricate - like all the flowers are really pretty on their own.”Īllie Soel, also of Arlington, said there was no place else she’d rather be. And like on the horizon far away on the other side of the Tidal Basin … they look like they all are sort of blending into each other in the distance over there. The sky is blue,” she said, adding that the blossoms “just look so soft. Kristen Dowling, of Arlington, Virginia, said she’s been a waiting a long time for a perfect day like this. “There are so many people enjoying this and it’s almost like COVID was never there,” she said. Krishna Barekh, who lives in New Jersey and works in New York, also came down specifically to see the blossoms. Bloom is also a military veteran and a former active duty. He has been both a financial executive and an attorney, and he worked in accounting for more than ten years with a wide range of public and private clients.
And it’s nice to see all the people out enjoying the beautiful summer-spring day.” Bloom has spent the majority of his career (1989-2002 2013-present) in the financial services, energy, and real estate industries. “I didn’t realize how beautiful it was going to be,” he said. He told WTOP that the blossoms didn’t just live up to the hype, “it’s exceeded the hype.” Mark Fanelli, of Boston, was coming back from a trip to the Carolinas and decided to stop in D.C. On Monday, people were out basking in the warm weather and taking in the pink petals. Peak bloom is a threshold at which at least 70% of the cherry trees are in bloom, according to the National Park Service. Learn more & plan your visit: #CherryBlossom #BloomWatch #WashingtonDC /DzRjKUR5tI PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! PEAK BLOOM! cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom along the Tidal Basin. In an excited Twitter post on Monday, the National Park Service announced that the D.C. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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