After a doggedly cold winter that lasted until a few short weeks ago, visitors and locals alike enjoyed idyllic spring weather for cherry blossom season. The trees were a gift from Japan 102 years ago.
ຜູ້ຄົນຈຳນວນຫລວງຫລາຍ ພາກັນຫລັ່ງໄຫລ ໄປຊົມ ດອກຊາກຸຣະບານ ທີ່ວໍຊິງຕັນ
![Cherry blossom petals adorn the lawn near the Tidal Basin. After the blossoms have reached their peak, a breeze can create a dramatic "snowstorm" of petals falling to the ground, Washington, DC, April 13, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/865bbe55-1d0b-4325-afa2-36e65aa66785_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cherry blossom petals adorn the lawn near the Tidal Basin. After the blossoms have reached their peak, a breeze can create a dramatic "snowstorm" of petals falling to the ground, Washington, DC, April 13, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)
![Cherry blossoms in full bloom frame the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial along the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, April 13, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/03bb897c-08a3-4961-bded-4637e1b47d8e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cherry blossoms in full bloom frame the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial along the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, April 13, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)
![Tourists and visitors line up along the edge of the Tidal Basin to photograph the cherry blossoms in the early morning, Washington, DC, April 14, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/97e065da-5455-47c1-8491-a11545d4b3d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tourists and visitors line up along the edge of the Tidal Basin to photograph the cherry blossoms in the early morning, Washington, DC, April 14, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)
![A duck paddles close to shore early morning at the Tidal Basin, Washington, DC, April 14, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/0564c6c6-0ac8-4411-aaeb-719c76fc21a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A duck paddles close to shore early morning at the Tidal Basin, Washington, DC, April 14, 2014. (Elizabeth Pfotzer/VOA)