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25-Mar-2020	Tim Betts

Sign of the times

Posted in our local park; I was wondering when the National Park Service was going to get around to that. The DC police have also finally stopped people from visiting the cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin. I haven’t seen a single person on the Trust for the National Mall’s bloom cam since Monday. They really should have done that last Friday before hordes of admirers descended on the famous site.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

Begging for a picture, posted earlier:

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janescottcumming		27-Mar-2020 14:21
Awww...poor kids and parents. Better to be safe though.

danad		27-Mar-2020 10:44
...And it should be close for several weeks, unfortunately... The springtime is here but we only can see small traces of it...

joseantonio		27-Mar-2020 05:20
a sad view so usual in these days of turbulence.V.

Liz Bickel		27-Mar-2020 03:27
Sad but necessary for now.

Nirvan Hope		27-Mar-2020 02:43
The best of times - springtime. The worst of times - so many places one can't go to enjoy it!

Bill Miller		27-Mar-2020 02:37
Sad to see this happening all over

hayl		27-Mar-2020 01:09
This is the saddest sign. Hard to explain to children.

Julie Oldfield		27-Mar-2020 00:37
So very sad. I can’t wait until this ends.

Tom Munson		27-Mar-2020 00:26
For sure, all our state parks are closed.

globalgadabout		26-Mar-2020 23:28
playgrounds closed up here too, and most small businesses, including shops...there is some optimism though in the distant sunlight..

Dave Berry		26-Mar-2020 22:11
Sadly, yes.

larose forest photos		26-Mar-2020 21:36
Another sad sign of our times now.