Cherry blossoms spring to life
It is a sure sign of spring when the cherry blossoms start to bloom.
Here, Suzy Dodge, 32, left, and Justin Cook, 35, of Washington, pose for a portrait in advance of their wedding, for photographer Amelia Johnson, under cherry blossoms in bloom at the tidal basin in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2016.
In the background is the Jefferson Memorial, where the couple are going to be married on April 8th.
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Wearing a headband covered with flowers and butterflies, Taryn MacMahon, 8, of Falls Church, Virginia blends in with the cherry blossoms in bloom by the tidal basin in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2016.
She was visiting the flowering trees with her mother just after sunrise.
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Cherry blossom trees are in bloom at sunrise by the tidal basin in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2016.
The 2016 National Cherry Blossom Festival opens in D.C. on Saturday, March 26.
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A woman looks at an early-blossoming tree as Japan approaches Hanami, or cherry blossom season, in Ueno Park, Tokyo on March 22, 2016.
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People walk along the Tidal Basin admiring the blooming cherry blossoms, March 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.
The National Park Service has predicted that most of the cherry blossom trees that surround the Tidal Basin will reach peak bloom later today or Friday.
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The rising full moon silhouettes the budding Cherry tree blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., March, 22, 2016.
The National Park Service has predicted that the cherry blossom trees that surround the Tidal Basin will be at their peak in the next day or two,
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A cockatiel drinks the nectar of a Yoko cherry blossom at Ueno park in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed Monday that buds of Tokyo's benchmark cherry tree of "Somei Yoshino" at the shrine started to bloom Monday, five days earlier than an average year and two days earlier than last year.
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Cherry blossoms are seen in front of the Jefferson Memorial at the Tidal Basin on March 24, 2016 in Washington, D.C.
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Visitors walk along the Tidal Basin to look at the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2016.
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People stop to admire the blooming cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin, March 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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Sun rays shine through a branch with cherry blossoms in the East Garden of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, March 25, 2016.
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Blooming Cherry Blossoms are visible as the early morning sun rises behind the Jefferson Memorial, March 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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Cherry Blossoms are blooming as people operate paddle boats in the Tidal Basin, March 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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People have their pictures taken at the Tidal Basin where the Cherry Blossoms are blooming, March 24, 2016 in Washington, DC.
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Cherry blossoms are illuminated next to Roppongi Hills Mori Tower building in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 2016.
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Visitors walk along the Tidal Basin to look at the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2016.
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People enter the Imperial Palace to view cherry blossoms along Inui Street in Tokyo on March 25, 2016.
The street for cherry blossom viewing will be opened to the public until March 31.
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Blossoms from cherry trees bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2016.
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A couple sits under blooming cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C., March 23, 2016.