Shots fired, one security officer hit but not seriously injured, near the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center.
Shooter is in custody according to AP news.
My buddy's kid is leaving for a field trip there on Thursday. He's freaking out and reconsidering sending her.
The cherry blossoms peaked over the weekend, early this year, so, if they haven't been blown away by
today and tomorrow's forecasted heavy winds, it should be a treat to come down for a visit & tours.
I went down midday on Thursday, and got within sight of the Tidal Basin where the largest concentration of cherry trees are,
I was on 17th St. with the Washington Monument (and grounds) on my left and the WWII Memorial on my right ... it was kind
of exciting with all the crowds there, and the blossoms in full bloom, but the traffic going around the Tidal Basin was so heavy
I decided that I had seen enough, and drank in the atmosphere fully, that I could go right (on the way back to Virginia) instead
of left into the heavy traffic inching its way around. The best time to go is at night or early in the morning, to find a parking spot close enough to walk under the blossoming trees around the Tidal Basin, unless someone can
drop the group off, or they go by Metro train to the area. It's certainly something to be enjoyed when possible.
