Cherry Blossoms

On April 2 and 3, I went down to the Tidal Basin to see the Cherry Blossoms. There were a lot of people in Washington, D.C. for the Cherry Blossom Festival. April 2 was a cloudy, windy and sort of rainy day. I did get a few pictures of Cherry Blossoms before I went back to the International Guest House to work. April 3 was my day off and I walked around the Tidal Basin with Phyllis (a former volunteer at the IGH). The Tidal Basin has Cherry Trees planted all around it. The weather was beautiful. In the morning it was raining and then the sun came out. It was sunny most of the time and then got somewhat cloudy, but it didn't rain again. The pictures below are a combination of the ones I took April 2 and 3. 

Me with a Cherry Tree

Cherry Trees

A Cherry Tree

The Jefferson Memorial with Cherry Trees

Cherry Trees along the Tidal Basin

A Cherry Blossom

Jefferson Memorial

Cherry Tree

I hope you enjoyed looking at the pictures I took of the Cherry Trees. The Cherry Trees were very beautiful.  Have a Happy Easter!! 

The National Postal Museum and the Zoo

I promised that I would do a post about the National Postal Museum and the National Zoological Park. On a day off in February, I went to the National Postal Museum and the Zoo. I didn't take many pictures at the National Postal Museum or the zoo. The museum was very interesting as you found out the history of mail and other information. At the zoo, I saw many different animals. There were a lot of people there because it was a really nice day. Below are some pictures from the zoo.

A tiger at the zoo

A lion at the zoo (he didn't like the sound of the helicopters)

A toucan at the zoo

Sea lions at the zoo