The Jefferson Memorial framed by cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin. The area was mobbed with blossom-peepers yesterday, and for good reason—the trees are beautiful and the weather was, too. The thumbnail image at right shows a couple in a pedal boat just after becoming engaged. I was standing in the perfect spot to photograph the whole thing, but moved seconds before I realized what was going on. I was actually looking elsewhere when a cheer rose up behind me and I turned to see the man on his knees in the boat and realized he was slipping a ring onto the woman's finger. By that time all I could get a picture of was the man's back. A few seconds later, the man had settled back into his seat on the boat and the couple turned to smile and wave at the crowd along the edge of the tidal basin, which is when I got this shot. I'm sure it's something this couple will remember happily for the rest of their lives.