Sunday, March 29, 2015

Cherry Blossom Kite Festival at the Washington Monument

It is supposed to have something to do with the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Yesterday was in the forties and cloudy and windy. The cloudy and windy was okay, but the forties was not acceptable. After brunch we rode in the car past the Washington Monument where the kite festival was taking place. It was relatively busy, so we could take our time driving by and observing the action. We started out on the south side, went up the west side across from the WWII Memorial, down Constitution on the North, and then got right in the thick of it on the east side where the hoards of people were coming and going trying to stay warm in the "spring" time temps. A few kites were stuck in the trees... One was actually as high as the monument itself. We saw sharks, and octopus, and more familiar routine shapes. The new Smithsonian African American Museum crane and construction could be seen in most angles. Bleachers were in place for the upcoming cherry blossom parade. It's only in the thirties today and rain is in the forecast. Everyone has high expectations to finally see the historical blooms take the stage. We know they will but we just wish it felt more like spring than winter. 











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