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Hockey Makes Us Sad: Photos of the 2014 Cherry Blossom Festival

CherryBlossoms (11 of 21)

Photos by Chris Gordon

This post isn’t about hockey. Instead of writing depressing things about the Caps, I’m gonna post some pictures of pretty flowers. K?

With the Caps out of the playoffs, it’s time to find some new springtime passions. If you’re not watching hockey, going outside is always a good bet. Sunday, I decided to brave the tourists and take a look at the this year’s cherry blossoms. If you go 7 in the morning you can actually avoid most of the dreaded People From Other States.

After walking around the tidal basin for four hours, I came to a shocking conclusion: DC’s not so bad. Here are my photos.

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This is not a photo of a tree. This is me. I’m taking photos of the trees.

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