Yes, Washington is famous for it’s cherry blossoms that bloom like crazy in late March or early April. There is even a festival with a princess and everything. So what happens when the blossoms fade and blow off the cherry trees?
Next come the azaleas! This week, they are all over town. They are red, shocking pink, white and lavender. 
On some houses, they are neatly manicured hedges,
and on others they are sort of wild.
They grow pretty slowly, so when you see a huge flowering display, you know that someone has lovingly nurtured the bush over many years.
Even the simplest brick center hall colonials (Washington’s cliché houses) look amazing when they put on their lipstick and become absolutely flirtworthy! These photos were taken over the last few days in Cleveland Park, Tenleytown and Chevy Chase.
So if you are visiting Washington and missed out on the cherry trees, it’s worth a drive or a stroll through some of the residential neighborhoods un upper Northwest DC. This week the early bloomers are giving way to the middle bloomers, then come the late bloomers – sort of like me! So the display will last through most of the month of May.
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