Arlington House, in the distance, is officially the Robert E. Lee Memorial. It was seized from the Lee family after Lee took up arms against the U.S.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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Arlington House II
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4/1/10 8:24:47 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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4.84 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
Cherry blossoms across the water
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Cherry blossoms reach across the water of the Tidal Basin.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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Cherry blossoms over the water
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4/1/10 8:25:42 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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8.43 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
DSC_6222
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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4/1/10 8:26:05 EDT
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4017 × 2678 (10.8 MP)
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6.03 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
Arlington House III
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General Meigs, Quartermaster General of the U.S., was so enraged by Lee's abandonment of the U.S. that he deliberately buried Union dead on the grounds of the Lee mansion. This area is now known as Arlington National Cemetary.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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Arlington House III
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4/1/10 8:26:47 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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5.61 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
Cherry blossom panorama
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A cherry blossom panorama, looking northwest and west. Most of the buildings in the distant are across the Potomac River, in Virginia.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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Cherry blossom panorama
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4/1/10 8:27:17 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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4.54 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
Cherry blossom explosion
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Another explosion of cherry blossoms on the shores of the Tidal Basin.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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Cherry blossom explosion
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4/1/10 8:28:02 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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7.29 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
Cherry blossom desktop
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Cherry blossom desktop photo.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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Cherry blossom desktop
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4/1/10 8:28:24 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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4.86 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
Walking the dog
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By the end of the day, the Tidal Basin was too crowded to have a stroll with your dog.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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Dog walking
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4/1/10 8:30:19 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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7.65 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
North shore of Tidal Basin
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North shore of the Tidal Basin, bedecked with cherry blossoms.
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Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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Lawrence I. Charters
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North shore cherry blossoms
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4/1/10 8:30:28 EDT
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4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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8.06 MB
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Washington DC > nikon20100401
Three cameras
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While only two are visible, this woman had three high-end cameras for photographing cherry blossoms. She is from Guangzhou, China, but is Japanese.
