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Seeking serenity among cherry blossoms

April 24, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago, I went to photograph the cherry blossoms. It was bittersweet because of my father's recent death. A few years ago, my father and stepmother visited, and the three of us enjoyed going to the Jefferson Memorial while the blossoms were blooming. 

A serene sunrise at the Tidal Basin in Washington, featuring the Jefferson Memorial, the Capitol, cherry blossoms, and a passing duck.Serenity at the Tidal Basin

The peak bloom is one of my favorite times in D.C. and I enjoyed showing my father around the Tidal Basin. It seemed appropriate to think about him and our fun times together by returning to the Tidal Basin.

Early morning sun peaks through a canopy of cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.Morning Sun and Blossoms

I'm pleased at how these images turned out and I really wish that I could share them with my father. He had always been supportive of my photography and I think he would have liked these images.

Newly bloomed cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.Spring Cherry Blossoms

Keywords: Tidal Basin, Washington, cherry blossom, landscape, spring, sunrise

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