quiet among crowds
It had been a long day by the time I got to the tidal basin area. The cherry blossoms were beautiful, circling the water. Throngs of people filled the walkway, but it was mostly a gentle energy, people there to enjoy, not to go anywhere. I looked at the many people on the steps of the memorial and couldn’t muster the energy to walk there. I’d halfway intended to circle the tidal basin and take it all in, but once I was there, I was less interested in seeing it from every angle, from looking for a picture. It seemed like everywhere around me there were pictures waiting for my camera, and classical monument pictures aren’t of such a huge interest for me anyway.
I walked towards the Washington Monument instead, towards the metro to go home.
And I somehow found myself walking through what felt like a magical grove, where the cherry blossoms hushed the world around me and made the green grass glow.
And standing there, amazed that the crowds of people were no where to be seen in this quiet grove, I happened to look above my head, and saw two little fabric hearts, intertwined, resting among the blossoms.
thanks to your words and images, i was right there with you, amidst the beauty and peace. what a magical moment!
That’s very sweet! How magical!
How lovely. I imagine sprites and goblins playing there.
About 3 years ago a friend of mine and i went to see the cherry blossoms( and a concert) we made Peace charms and hung them in the Cherry trees for people to find. we each made about 10, It was a fun thing to do…I wonder if some one was spreading love the way we were trying to spread peace!
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….hmmmm…..
( know what i am going to do when we go up to the Potomac for the 4th!
heather - I’m glad I could share that feeling with you!
Sandra - It was definitely a nice little space in time!
FW - how else could the little hearts have gotten there?
Sorrow - I love that you and your friend put little peace charms out! It is so cool to imagine people randomly finding them, and it bringing a smile to their face. I loved noticing the little hearts. I can’t help but to wonder who put them there!
That is such a pretty picture. I have always wanted to venture up there to see those in bloom. I always think of a cherry tree we planted after my son was born, which always blooms around his birthday. He was born at home and it commemorated his birth. I wish we could have taken it with us when we moved, but I can still drive by and see it, which is cool.
Thanks for the picture.
That’s so cool that you planted a tree when your son was born! Especially one that blooms around his birthday. That’s just really neat.
The cherry blossoms are pretty spectacular in this area. I mean, the blossoms themselves are very pretty, but the crazy number of cherry blossom trees turns it into an experience to walk around and see all of them.
Probably it is worth the trip at least once!