Oh So Boring... » photos http://www.ohsoboring.com The trials and tribulations of a man and his life. Tribulations, that's an odd word. Let's blog about it... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:15:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Cherry Blossom Festival ’010 http://www.ohsoboring.com/2010/04/03/cherry-blossom-festival-010/ http://www.ohsoboring.com/2010/04/03/cherry-blossom-festival-010/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2010 23:12:37 +0000 Fortran http://www.ohsoboring.com/?p=422 It’s that time of year again. The cherry trees are blooming around the Tidal Basin and that means one thing: Matt gets up early and acts like a tourist!  Me and my wee point-and-shoot joined the vast army of people with good cameras down near the Jefferson Memorial and pictures were taken:

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I woke up this morning at 5 am, got down to the Basin around 6:30 am…and it was crowded!  Looks like I wasn’t the only one thinking of this.  I finally left around 9:30 so I got in a good 3-hour, 5-mile walk.  Wow, 0.6 mph. BLISTERING SPEED!

Hmm…ya know, getting up voluntarily at 5 am on a Saturday…gee…why *am* I single? :P

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It was a very nice day, really: sunny, clear skies, not too cold…except, that is, for the wind.  The cold, biting, shiver-inducing wind!  Even The Hat was no relief during the big gusts!

Still, I got in a good walk, took some photos (some of which might even be not-that-bad) and got home safely.  Can’t beat that!

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