Vaşinqtonda Cherry Blossoms
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This time each year, thousands of cherry trees display white and pink flowers throughout Washington, most prominently around the Tidal Basin. (Photo: Andrew Bossi)
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The Cherry blossoms' peak bloom period is early this year, due to warmer than average spring temperatures in Washington. (Photo: Victoria Pickering)
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Cherry blossoms blooming near the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington, March 19, 2012. (AP)
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People row boats under the canopy of the cherry blossoms at the Imperial Palace moat in Tokyo. Japan gave 3,020 cherry blossom trees as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the nations' then-growing friendship. (AP)