Picture Perfect: Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom in D.C.

A woman poses for a picture among the thousands of cherry trees, now reaching full bloom, at the Tidal Basin, in Washington, D.C.

A woman poses for a picture among the thousands of cherry trees, now reaching full bloom, at the Tidal Basin, in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The District's cherry blossom festival, which lasts until April 13, commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington. JIM LO SCALZO / EPA