CHERRY BLOSSOMS BEGIN TO BLOOM IN WASHINGTON

A couple sits beneath cherry trees in bloom at Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington on March 27, 2007. The cherry blossoms are a celebrated annual event in Washington, signaling the beginning of spring and honoring the history of the trees which were first planted in 1912 by First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda of Japan. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)