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The National Cherry Blossom Festival is here again. Some people love it: lots of beautiful scenery, great weather, the impressiveness of Washington, D.C.’s urban landscape. If you don’t like flowers or crowds, maybe not for you. Plus there’s the name — way to go, organizers. Getting kids’ hopes up.

Overheard of the Week

At the Tidal Basin last Sunday:

Nine-year-old girl: “I see the cherry blossoms, but where’s the festival?”

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