31.   Just as Washingtonians await the cherry blossoms, so do people here anticipate the blooming of the lilacs at the arboretum.

32.   Look at the cherry blossoms and daydream?

33.   Macon, Ga., not Washington D.C., is the site of the largest cherry blossom festival in the country.

34.   Marriages, business deals, cherry blossoms, and trade accords, all are celebrated with copious amounts of brew.

35.   Neither did the carefully raked gravel meditation gardens of the Zen monks or the spectacular cherry blossoms that inspire haiku contests.

36.   On one hand everyone is ready to blame El Nino, and on the other, we worry about a spring without cherry blossoms.

37.   Or might this be just a passing phase, a black mood that will fade away like the hangover after a party under the cherry blossoms?

38.   Precisely because the cherry blossoms are so ephemeral, planning a hanami party is tricky.

39.   She praised Branch Brook Park, a skinny stretch of green famous for its springtime cherry blossoms.

40.   Spring is a week of cherry blossoms and tourists.