Painter Justin Pyles, of Washington, D.C., leans back to get some perspective on his painting of the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in D.C., on March 19, 2012, while two passers-by stop to admire his work. Pyles came out to paint before going in to work at the Smithsonian. He says he has painted the cherry blossoms every year for about the past 12 years. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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