{"id":9026,"date":"2019-04-17T01:01:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T06:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=9026"},"modified":"2019-04-17T02:11:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T07:11:40","slug":"whats-blooming-in-dc-pre-easter-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=9026","title":{"rendered":"what&#8217;s blooming in d.c.: pre-easter edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cherry blossom season has mostly come to a close, although there are still some trees with blooms around the city. Dogwoods are currently flowering, as are the redbuds, which are particularly lovely this year.<\/p>\n<p><center><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/46903226384\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Redbuds\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/46903226384_1bd05148e5.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Redbuds\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Tulips are still out, but are starting to fade a bit. The irises are next up:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/46903222284\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"Irises\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/46903222284_d97f04ea45.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Irises\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We saw wisteria and lilacs starting to flower yesterday, but they won&#8217;t come into their own until later this week:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/46711996345\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"Lilacs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/46711996345_f5f7677886.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Lilacs\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>And the azaleas will soon follow. 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