A closeup of a cluster of cherry blossoms at the tidal basin. On one hand, I don't see why these cherry blossoms are such a big deal; there are lots of flowering trees in the area, and many of them have much more colorful and beautiful flowers than these. Yet, there's no doubt that the tidal basin never looks as nice as it does right now w/all these trees blooming. At right is a panorama of some of the trees and people looking at them last Saturday. It's not the greatest panorama, but it gives you an idea of what you'd see if you were here. For better photos of the blossoms and basin, see Prod and Ponder and his Flickr photoset, more from kimprobable, and the 1800 photos tagged with “cherryblossoms.”