Blossoms: Cherry and otherwise

Last Wednesday we headed to the Tidal Basin for a mid-day walk. The blossoms weren't at peak yet, but were beautiful. It was SO NICE to be nearly the only ones walking around the Tidal Basin. Although it was a bit cold and the gray skies made for some drearier photos, it was still gorgeous. We ended up there on a Saturday at peak last year and it was a disaster. I'm still hoping to make it back one morning for another sunrise photo shoot this year, but our crazy spring weather hasn't been cooperating.




















(Elsa + Eleanor)




(We walked past the construction on the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial)




(Elsa had so much fun chasing these ducks. I was afraid she was going to end up right in the water with them.)





After walking around the tidal basin, we headed to our favorite spring spot, the Haupt Gardens. We love the magnolia trees here.










(Can you spot Elsa?)













We were sad that Amelia was stuck at school and missed out on the fun because she would have loved to see all the blossoms. But it was fun to have Ben with us thanks to his flexible job. All the extra time at home with him makes up for all his time away traveling (New York this week, Texas next week).