{"id":9579,"date":"2015-04-11T07:18:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T11:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=9579"},"modified":"2015-04-11T19:36:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T23:36:30","slug":"foggy-dc-marvel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=9579","title":{"rendered":"Foggy DC Marvel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I continue to remind myself that I live in one of the most picturesque areas of the world when it comes to memorials, architecture, and traditional beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s that time of year again when the cherry trees are in bloom around the Tidal Basin of Washington DC, and environs.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, my boss and a work colleague took some time to take a stroll around the Tidal Basin.  While the weather was damp, foggy, and cool, the stunning beauty of the cherry trees still shone through.  Following are a few examples&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230;of what we saw:<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201505.jpg?resize=584%2C464\" alt=\"CherryTrees201505\" width=\"584\" height=\"464\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201505.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201505.jpg?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201505.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201505.jpg?resize=378%2C300&amp;ssl=1 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201501.jpg?resize=584%2C391\" alt=\"CherryTrees201501\" width=\"584\" height=\"391\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201501.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201501.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201501.jpg?resize=150%2C101&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201501.jpg?resize=448%2C300&amp;ssl=1 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>And it really was foggy for a while.  See that cloud layer obscuring the top of the Washington Monument behind me in the picture below?<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201513.jpg?resize=584%2C886\" alt=\"CherryTrees201513\" width=\"584\" height=\"886\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201513.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201513.jpg?resize=300%2C455&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201513.jpg?resize=99%2C150&amp;ssl=1 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CherryTrees201513.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>More pictures <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/trees\/cherrytrees5.html\" target=\"_blank\">are on my website, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BTW, I wore my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/cycle\/chipfire.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chippewa Firefighter boots<\/a> for this five-mile walk.  Feet were comfortable throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Life is short:  remember to admire the beauty of where you live.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I continue to remind myself that I live in one of the most picturesque areas of the world when it comes to memorials, architecture, and traditional beauty. 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