People walk beneath cherry blossom trees adjacent to the Tidal Basin on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2012. The iconic trees are beginning to bloom, with the National Park Service forecasting peak bloom between March 20 and 23, one of the earliest years on record due to warmer than average temperatures.
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC is seen March 19, 2012 as a back drop to the Cherry blossoms which have come full bloom due to the early warm weather along the East coast of the US. The blossoms are expected to reach their peak on Tuesday
A woman photographs cherry blossom trees as they begin to bloom adjacent to the Tidal Basin on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2012. The National Park Service forecasts peak bloom between March 20 and 23, one of the earliest years on record due to warmer than average temperatures.
German exchange students Alena Stasen, right, Clara Herrmann, center, and Rose Modersohn, take souvenir pictures under cherry blossom trees at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the Tidal Basin in Washington, Monday, March 19, 2012.
The Washington Monument is seen at rear as visitors take souvenir pictures with blooming Cherry Blossoms on the Tidal Basin in Washington, Monday, March 19, 2012
Cherry blossoms begin to bloom at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the Tidal Basin in Washington, Monday, March 19, 2012
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen behind cherry blossoms in bloom, at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, USA, 19 March 2012. This year marks the Centennial celebration of Japan's gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees in 1912. The 2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival is underway with blossoms expected to reach peak bloom on the 20th and 21st of March.
Cherry Blossoms March 19, 2012
