I really wish we could go to the far side of the Tidal Basin to take one last picture of Stumpy, a hollow cherry tree that will be cut down along with many others in May for construction of a new seawall to prevent the serious flooding that takes place every year at the basin. Stumpy has become a local celebrity, with people flocking to see and photograph him in his final days, and a member of the National Symphony Orchestra even came to perform an “arboreal serenade” in Stumpy’s honor.

The Associated Press has a good report titled "More than 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington are being cut down. So long, Stumpy" plus a video of Stumpy and the cherry blossoms at http://apnews.com/article/cherry-blossom-peak-bloom-trees-removed-stumpy-dc-3de67f20140dafd20dfefcee6e20ba92?user_email=1abf368d30cb78ad1b51164305e5e437b33c3b7dea607b1765a8017b1a451f3a&utm_medium=Afternoon_Wire&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=AfternoonWire_March22_2024&utm_term=Afternoon%20Wire

Jefferson Memorial, posted earlier: