On Friday night I decided to surprise the girls with a picnic dinner at the Tidal Basin, for fear that with the weekend’s impending rain and wind, that would be our last chance to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom.
While we see the cherry blossoms every year, this is the first time that I visit in the evening hours, so taking photos was a little tricky. I enjoyed experimenting, though.
Hope you like them!
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close up of a blossom
Maya’s sad the Washington Monument is still closed…
traffic… as always, but more so this time of year!
The sun sets on the Tidal Basin.
Ready for dinner!
This stuff kept getting in our food! 😉
The Jefferson Memorial in the distance.
Flash / no flash makes a big difference!
The girls’ reaction when I told them we would be leaving soon.
flash / no flash
What breathtakingly lovely pictures! Your children are adorable!
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I was there on Friday evening also! It was beautiful watching the sunset from the Tidal Basin. Although you’re right, the traffic was especially terrible! But the beautiful scenery and photo ops made it so worth it. 🙂
I went to DC in 8th grade on a school trip….many,MANY years ago. I would love to go there for a family trip. You always share such beautiful pictures making me long for it even more. Maybe I could *win* a trip. 😉
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Very beautiful shots! 🙂 The evening time didn’t stop you for taking pictures but it made a great result for the picture instead.. I really love to see cherry blossom to it’s full bloom but sad to say we don’t have it because of the weather here..
Those are beautiful pictures. I love the evening shots. What kind of camera are you using.
Very good place. It’s a wonderful place to hang out with the family. Cherry Blossoms are real attractive to the eye. I’d love to see one.
Stunning pictures. I really love the aura of the place. Very relaxing. Even the night, it couldn’t hide the beauty of the place. Amazing!
Cute little darlings! I love those photos of yours. Stunning! The color is perfect that adds more beauty to the subject. Of course how I wish to see Cherry Blossom, I want to visit Korea to see more of it.
Great shot! your children looks lovely and i love all the photos that you’ve shared with us here. Specially the cherry blossom and the sun sets. Thanks sharing this to us.
Cherry Blossom is a kind of flower that you can only see once a year. That’s why it attracts more people because of it’s uniqueness.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos here, I love the sunset!