Saturday Here Comes Tourist Season! Photo: March 27, 2009

Let's get crazy, folks. It's almost April, and you know what that means -- the beginning of touristamania running wild. Of course, the "official" peak of this season's Cherry Blossom Festival isn't until April 1, but let's be honest here: it's starting today. Add in our inkling that D.C.'s new friends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue will probably bring even more folks round these parts than normal this spring and summer, and owash's image of a map left behind is probably something we should be getting used to seeing lo these next few months. (The empty bench on the other hand, should be a much rarer commodity.)