The Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom here and that means a certain nuttiness is in the air. People come from miles around to look at the cheery cherry trees and think of Spring. In certain parts of downtown it looks like newsreel footage of refugees leaving, where?, 1940s Europe? 1970s Nigeria?, 2006 New Orleans? Except these refugees aren't leaving, and they're better dressed. And, they look happy because they're on their way with their digital cameras, kids, and IPods, to the Tidal Basin to see the blooming trees. In a week or so it'll all be over with until next year. In the meantime, it's the annual human migration on their way to commune with Nature, which is, I suppose, a grand and wonderful thing.

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