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At Peak Bloom, D.C. Doubles as Photo Gallery

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/The Washington Post
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesTODAY'S SUNNY SKIES and warm temperatures make a trip down to the Tidal Basin to look at the cherry blossoms particularly inviting. (Perhaps consider a two-hour lunch if you work downtown ...) But if a leisurely stroll along the Tidal Basin seems out of reach, there are plenty of people out there who have taken photos and put them up online. With peak bloom set for Wednesday, the best are sure to come in the coming days — but there are plenty of nice ones up right now.

The cherry blossoms might not be as playful as Tai Shan on the National Zoo's pandacam, hunting around for cherry blossom picks might be the next best office distraction. Here are some of the better ones out there right now.

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» MORE PHOTOS can be found at the Cherry Blossom Festival photo pool over at Flickr and The Post has a nice photo gallery, too.
» COMPLETE cherry blossom event listings from washingtonpost.com's City Guide can be found here.

Photos above by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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COMMENTS (1)

  • And, we're having a photo contest this year! Enter your favorite shots at www.lulu.com/blossoms. 12 winners will be chosen for the official 2008 National Cherry Blossom Festival calendar, grand prize gets the cover of the calendar and a new camera.
    -Danielle
    on behalf of the National Cherry Blossom Festival

    By Danielle , Posted April 3, 2007 5:10 PM
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