The Washington Mall is magnificent. On a cool spring day during cherry blossom time it is a wonder to be seen. Depending on in which direction one goes from the mall, less than a mile it can be a hell hole of crime and danger.
The cherry trees were a gift from the Japanese government. some fool wanted to chop them all down and burn them after Pearl Harbor. Luckily Eleanor Roosevelt put a quick end to that nonsense.
A blue sky contrasts nicely with the almost white cherry blossoms.
Cherry blossoms don’t stay on the trees for long, and a rainstorm can knock them off the trees.
There is a neighborhood called Kenwood which has streets lined with cherry trees. I have no idea if they bloom at the same time as the trees on the Mall.