CHERRY NOW: An Okame cherry tree in Foxhall Village hangs blooms against a backdrop of snow that blew into the nation’s capital on Wednesday, as spring 2018 got underway. Photo Credit: John A. Bray

CHERRY WAIT: A dash of spring snow Wednesday quieted the Tidal Basin and dampened the fuse on the cherry trees ringing the perimeter. Photo Credit: John A. Bray