Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne
Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
The US Park Service says that foot traffic may be killing the trees, but get out there anyway and enjoy one of the most lovely and brief signs of spring in DC.
(And I have to point out that Japanese cherry trees have a normal life span of about 50 years, and the trees they're worried about are nearly 100 years old, so humans are at most only partially responsible.)
Photo credit: DaffodilLane, Flickr
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