I think we truly picked the most beautiful day ever for our family's annual cherry blossom picnic.
Spring has arrived early in the D.C. area and everything is blooming with pink and green buds.
With temperatures in the mid-70's, it has seemed more like early summer and we have been more than happy to break out our sundresses and flip-flops! This year we were super lucky to find a great parking space (a miracle) and an empty bench to spread out our picnic...
Those of you who know me, know that I like to make our picnics extra-special, so I always bring along real vintage china...
...and a vase of fresh flowers (no blossom picking allowed!)
I also used a vintage floral duvet as our tablecloth - such a pretty backdrop for our meal. After a yummy lunch of salads and sandwiches, I put out the special treats...like these fabulous French creams.
And these chocolate dipped Madeleines...
Mini-mini-me enjoyed some sparkling pink lemonade (you gotta love the green magic marker on her fingers).
Personally, I could sit under that canopy of fluffy, pink blossoms for forever and a day.
But, eventually it was time to pack-up and head back home - but not before a leisurely lap around the Tidal Basin. And, as we always do, we stopped to take a ton of photos of the girls...and the blossoms. :-)
Happy Thursday!
XOXO
Jessica
What a gorgeous picnic with cherry blossom theme.
Posted by: Spiral Style | March 22, 2012 at 08:03 PM
Oh Jessica...this is a special treat for me,especially since I missed out on our spring cherry blossoms because they were buried under a foot of snow.
I'd prefer the ground to be covered in pink petals rather than white slush any day :)
Sweet wishes,
Sara
Posted by: Sara's Sweet Surprise | March 22, 2012 at 09:06 PM
awww this is so beautiful
puts a smile on my face to see those flowers
Posted by: Valeria | March 23, 2012 at 02:23 AM
What a lovely tradition. Your pictures are amazing and I could imagine how beautiful the day was.
Karen
Posted by: Karen Young | March 23, 2012 at 12:17 PM
So beautiful where did you find french creams?
Posted by: ciarra anast | March 23, 2012 at 07:03 PM
Your photos or so pretty. I wish I was sitting here eating little pretty pink and mint green pastries while reading your blog, then it would be perfect.
:)
mikky
www.todaloos.com
Posted by: mikky | March 24, 2012 at 01:19 AM
Hello from across the pond. Your cherry blossom picnic gets prettier each year! We too are enjoying gorgeous spring weather and today we began a tradition of visiting the lambs at our local farm..and bottlefed them! Our 4 year old daughter loved it! Found a perfect picnic spot surrounded by daffodils and the backdrop was a tiny medieval church......but silly mummy and daddy left the picnic hamper at home! We enjoyed the picnic for evening teatime...on our sofa at home! Must be more alert next year!....still had a lovely day!
Posted by: Debs | March 29, 2012 at 07:02 PM
Beautiful- the flowers are just sooo pretty!!
Posted by: louise | March 30, 2012 at 10:18 AM
These flowers are simply beautiful!!!
Posted by: Charity | April 02, 2012 at 08:52 PM
I just stumbled onto your site. That picnic is just too fabulous for words! What a wonderful memory in the making! Also, I absolutely fell in love with your china! Do you know the pattern? You mentioned it was vintage, was it inherited, or did you find it somewhere?
-An excited new follower!
Posted by: Lynne | April 13, 2012 at 12:06 AM