Fashionably late

The conspicuous absence of Peabody Street’s cherry blossoms have many area tourists and residents bemoaning the tardiness of the popular flora. With the peak bloom for the region pushed back again, some are questioning whether or not the flowers will make an appearance at all this year. “My cousin was up here from Anacostia to drop off some things and I thought she’d get to see the blossoms on the corner...guess she won’t” griped one local. However, another longtime Peabody Street native is taking it in stride, “They’ll come out, they always do.”

Meteorologists at the Hughes Tower Observatory cite exceptionally long shadows being cast by area trees this Spring as a factor in the blossoms’ timidness. Whether or not the blossoms are coming to this year’s party remains to be seen, but rest assured, the Observer will keep you up to date with developments on the story.