the purdy blossoms

The Cherry Blossoms have bloomed early this year, due to all extremely warm weather.   A girlfriend invited me and another friend to go downtown with her this afternoon and have a little picnic to check out the blossoms.  The blossoms are a HUGE tourist attraction and you can't even get near DC on the weekends this time of year.   It was great to go down this afternoon with much less traffic, better parking options, and up close and personal views.

Beautiful, and FLUFFY!