It's the early peek of annual DC
magnolia/cherry blossom! However you would not be able to find the
beautiful pink floral display around the Tidal Basin yet. It's always
hard to predict when the peak bloom will come.
Jen-Jen invited me to pay
tribute to her late husband at Arlington National Cemetery. It's her
annual outing. I sensed the deep loss of her beloved husband while she
laid the yellow daffodil in front of the tombstone. She told him the
spring has arrived!
Without the madding crowd to fight
for the photo shots of cherry blossoms, we did find the showy magnolia, pink
and white flowers everywhere. It creates such a sharp contrast against
the brilliant yellow forsythia bushes and the bright blue sky. I love
taking the pictures!
We were lucky to find the
companion, Sam, willing to take a few hours off on a Friday afternoon
sightseeing with two old folkies.
It's the first time I noticed
there is George Mason Memorial tugged away somewhere around
the park. The sculpture is larger than life-size. George Mason, a
clever thinker and a reluctant politician, was born on a farm near Fairfax,
Virginia. There is an inscription carved on the stone from Thomas
Jefferson, "This was George Mason, a man of the first
order of wisdom among those who acted on the theatre of the revolution, of
expansive mind, profound judgment, cogent in argument.... Thomas Jefferson,
1821"
Surprisingly, I found the
similarity in character between Sam and George Mason after I read Sam's e-mail
today about his position as TAC's choir member. There is a
fight brewing in the choir group between to sing or not to sing at the annual
Taiwan Night. He, a reluctant speaker of TAC's silent
majority, would just love to sing for Taiwan, nothing else! What a convincing
and cogent view about his and our choir group, TAC -
Taiwanese Americans Chorus. I am proud of him. Jen-Jen, this is for
your answer of "cogent!"
Sam and Jen-Jen, I hope you all
enjoy the pictures and our 2016 short visit to DC's Magnolia Blossom!
We will wait until 2017 to do it again! Sorry,
Company of Sophie & parents and Mimi, we miss you all!
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