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Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Rowing on the Potomac during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015.

Rowing on the Potomac during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 13, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Crowds pack the area around the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at Washington's Tidal Basin on the final Saturday of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, April 11, 2015.

Crowds pack the area around the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at Washington's Tidal Basin on the final Saturday of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, April 11, 2015. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015.

Cherry blossom season at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Buildings in the Rosslyn area of Arlington County, Va., loom over the Tidal Basin during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015.

Buildings in the Rosslyn area of Arlington County, Va., loom over the Tidal Basin during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

The Jefferson Memorial at dusk during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

The Jefferson Memorial at dusk during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

Cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

Cherry blossoms at dusk in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

The Tidal Basin at night, during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015.

The Tidal Basin at night, during cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2015. (C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes)

Blossoms in bloom on the final Saturday of the 2015 National Cherry Blossom Festival at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015.

Blossoms in bloom on the final Saturday of the 2015 National Cherry Blossom Festival at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2015. (Robert H. Reid/Stars and Stripes)

Some scenes from the area of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., during the final weekend of the 2015 National Cherry Blossom Festival.

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