Telremy, The Lost Kitten Part 2, By Ahmad Ali Karim

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Their father brought home some beautiful Japenese Furin wind chimes in the shape of small bells from Tokyo and they hang them around the veranda. The children were very excited to hear the beautiful sounds produced by the Furin wind chimes whenever the wind blows. Hamid took a green Furin wind chime and hang it on one of the bars of their door grill so that it will make a sound each time the door grill is opened.

His elder sister, Adlin looked at the green wind chime and she got an idea. She picked Telremy up and put the kitten on the grill just below the green bell. Then carefully Adlin pushed Telremy’s head to ring the bell. The clever kitten loved the sound of the Furin and it pushed its head towards the green bell again and again.

The next morning, when the children were having their breakfast, they heard the sound of the Furin from the door grill. Hamid went to the CCTV monitor to see who rang the bell. He saw Telremy on the grill, so it was the clever kitten that rang the bell. Isma opened the door and gave the cute little kitten some cat food and closed the front door.

‘TRRING’ ‘TRRING’ ‘TRRING’ ‘TRRING’, the bell rang again.

“Huh?” said the children, puzzled. Adlin opened the door and they saw the kitten ringing the bell.

“Ooh!” said Adlin in excitement, “Hi Telremy, you are a very clever kitten!”

“Telremy again?” asked Isma.

“Yup!” said Hamid as he peeked from behind Adlin’s shoulder.

The kids fed the hungry kitten and since then, the kitten would ring the bell when ever it wanted to eat or wanted to play with the children. Over the days, Telremy made friend with an orange cat named Apricot and since then, they played together everyday.

A few months passed and one night the family went out for dinner. As usual, Telremy excitedly ran after the children and they played with the kitten for a while before getting inside the car. They left the house after feeding the kitten.

It was very late when they reached home and everyone was sleepy. They were greeted only by Apricot, so the children looked for Telremy. 

“Maybe Telremy’s out somewhere, exploring or making new friends,” said Hamid.

Early the next morning, the children opened the door hoping to see the kitten sleeping in its box but Telremy was not there. Everybody was worried about Telremy. Isma checked the CCTV to see if Telremy had gone out earlier that morning before they went out looking for the kitten.

She saw Telremy playing with Apricot under the mango tree in front of their house just after they went out for dinner. Then the cat and the kitten chased each other until both were out of sight and Apricot only came home to greet the children after they reached home from the restaurant. But Telremy did not come home and that was the last time they saw the kitten.

Until today, nobody knows what had happened to Telremy, if the kitten is already dead or still alive, whether in captivity or was lost and could not find its way home. Everybody missed Telremy, the cute and clever little kitten and they missed hearing the kitten ringing the Furin.

~~~ The End ~~~

Some Of World’s Weirdest Museums

The Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum in Tokyo is dedicated entirely to ramen, the Japanese noodle. It has an area that recreates Tokyo in 1958, the year in which instant noodles were created. There are plenty of ramen stands selling the tasty treat for peckish tourists to feast on. (Douglas P Perkins/ Wikimedia)

The Teapot Island in Maidstone, Kent, was created because the owner, Sue Blazye, found her ever-growing teapot collection outgrew her own home. The collection of nearly 7,000 teapots was of world record proportions in 2004, but it eventually lost its title in 2011 to man in China who apparently has 30,000 vessels. But, unlike Sue, the man from China doesn’t provide cream teas if you visit.. (David Anstiss/ Wikimedia)

The Museum of Bad Art in Boston, US, is the world’s ‘only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms’, according to its website. The collection is made up of art found in charity shops, recovered from rubbish bins or even donated by artists themselves. This piece, called ‘Mana Lisa’, by A. Schmidt, was donated by the artist. (MOBA/Rex Features)

Have you ever wanted to see more than 20,000 sets of salt and pepper shakers? Course you have! This giant collection at The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum in Gatilinburg, Tennessee, houses shakers in all shapes in sizes, including quirky panda figurines, cans of Coke and even shakers that look like nuts and bolts. The £1.80 admission ticket is a real bargain – especially as the money goes towards the cost for your own salt and pepper shaker that you can buy from the gift shop. Condiments to the curator! (AP Photo/Caryn Rousseau)

Is mustard your favourite condiment? If so, make sure you head to the Mustard Museum and Shop in Norwich. The town is the home of Colman’s – finest purveyors of all things… mustardy. The manufacturer opened a dedicated tourist centre in the 1970s. The shop is a replica of a Victorian trade premises, complete with old fashioned tills. Learn about the history of Colman’s mustard, and pick up something for dinner to boot! (Richard Gardner/REX)

This is the world’s longest coloured pencil – a whopping 7m-long. It is housed at the Cumberland Pencil Museum in Keswick, Cumbria, where the world’s first pencil factory was opened in 1832. The museum allows tourists to delve into the history of pencils and offers colouring-in workshops for children. (Pencil Museum)

The British Lawnmower Museum in Southport, Merseyside, has more than 300 marvellous models – including one that belonged to Prince Charles and Diana! The collection features Edwardian and Victorian artefacts that herald way back to 1830, when the first lawnmower was developed by Englishman Edwin Beard Budding. (Lawnmower Museum)

Photos: Heavy Snow Killed 7, Injured 1000 In Japan

A woman crosses a snow-covered road assisted with walking sticks in Tokyo on February 9, 2014 (AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

Snow storm hit Tokyo and some other part of Japan on Saturday.

Tokyo recorded the heaviest snow fall in 45 years, while Sendai recorded the heaviest snow fall in 78 years.

By late Saturday, 27 centimetres (10.6 inches) of snow was recorded in Tokyo and 35 centimetres (13.8 inches) of snow was recorded in Sendai.

Reports on Sunday said that at least seven people were dead and more than 1,000 people were injured across Japan.

Due to the heavy snow, hundreds of flights were cancelled.

NHK said that nearly 5,000 people were stranded at the Narita airport Saturday as traffic linking the airport to the capital was disrupted.

More than 20,000 households were without electricity on Sunday.

Japan Meteorological Agency expected more snowfalls in the northern part of the country on Sunday.

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A woman walks against blowing snow in Tokyo, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the first heavy snowfall warning for central Tokyo in 13 years. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A woman crosses a snow-covered road assisted with walking sticks in Tokyo on February 9, 2014 (AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

A man walks on snow-covered tree-lined road in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the first heavy snowfall warning for central Tokyo in 13 years. Some 20-centimeter (7.9-inch) of snowfall is expected by Sunday morning in the metropolitan areas. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

People walk against blowing snow in Tokyo, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Saturday the first heavy snowfall warning for central Tokyo in 13 years. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tourists walk on a snow at a park in Tokyo on February 9, 2014 after heavy snowfall hit the capital (AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

In Photos: Typhoon Wipha Hits Japan, 17 killed

Typhoon Wipha strikes Japan’s pacific coast on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people while 50 others are still missing.

The typhoon caused flooding and mudslide that destroyed homes and other buildings.

Izu Oshima island, which is about 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Tokyo was hardest hit by the disaster.

Police and firefighters were having difficulty getting to some stricken areas.

Here are the photos of the disaster…

Fire fighters stand on rocks fallen from a cliff over a garage and a road in a residential area in Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, after a powerful typhoon hit Japan’s metropolitan area Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, 2013. Typhoon Wipha triggered landslides and caused multiple deaths on a Japanese island off Tokyo, before sweeping up the country’s east coast, grounding hundreds of flights and paralyzing public transportation in Tokyo during Wednesday morning’s rush hour. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Several houses in a residential area in Oshima are covered by debris of mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Izu Oshima island, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Tokyo Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, 2013. Typhoon Wipha has lashed Japan, leaving at least seven people dead on a Pacific island south of Tokyo as it cut across the capital region and headed north. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Rescue workers look for survivors as they stand on the rubble of a house buried by mudslides after a powerful typhoon hit Oshima on Izu Oshima island, about 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Tokyo Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, 2013. Typhoon Wipha has lashed Japan, leaving at least seven people dead on a Pacific island south of Tokyo as it cut across the capital region and headed north. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Firefighters search for missing people among collapsed houses following a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 16, 2013. A typhoon killed 17 people in Japan on Wednesday, most on an offshore island, but largely spared the capital and caused no new disaster as it brushed by the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power station, the plant’s operator said. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

Rocks are seen in a residential area following a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Kamakura, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 16, 2013. Eight people were killed and over 30 missing, with nearly 20,000 people ordered to evacuate and hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Wipha pummelled the Tokyo region on Wednesday, leaving piles of wreckage on one small island but largely sparing the capital. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

Furniture and electrical appliances are scattered following a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Ibaraki, North of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 16, 2013. Eight people were killed and over 30 missing, with nearly 20,000 people ordered to evacuate and hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Wipha pummelled the Tokyo region on Wednesday, leaving piles of wreckage on one small island but largely sparing the capital. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

Rescue workers recover the body of a victim from a site that was damaged by a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 16, 2013. Eight people were killed and over 30 missing, with nearly 20,000 people ordered to evacuate and hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Wipha pummelled the Tokyo region on Wednesday, leaving piles of wreckage on one small island but largely sparing the capital. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

The body of a victim is carried away from a house that was damaged by a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha in Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 16, 2013. Eight people were killed and over 30 missing, with nearly 20,000 people ordered to evacuate and hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Wipha pummelled the Tokyo region on Wednesday, leaving piles of wreckage on one small island but largely sparing the capital. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

An aerial view shows collapsed houses following a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 16, 2013. Four people were reported killed, schools closed, hundreds of flights cancelled and thousands were advised to evacuate as Typhoon Wipha pummelled Tokyo on Wednesday, although the Japanese capital escaped major damage. Mandatory Credit. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

An aerial view shows collapsed houses following a landslide caused by Typhoon Wipha on Izu Oshima island, south of Tokyo, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 16, 2013. Four people were reported killed, schools closed, hundreds of flights cancelled and thousands were advised to evacuate as Typhoon Wipha pummelled Tokyo on Wednesday, although the Japanese capital escaped major damage. Mandatory Credit. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

A man struggles against strong wind and rain caused by approaching Typhoon Wipha at a business district in Tokyo October 16, 2013. A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened Japan on Tuesday, disrupting travel and shipping and forcing precautions to be taken at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)

People struggle against strong wind and rain as Typhoon Wipha churns past Tokyo on October 16, 2013

Parts of a house and an electric pole are crushed by large rocks in Kamakura, as Typhoon Wipha passed close to Tokyo on October 16, 2013

Graphic showing the path of Typhoon Wipha, which left at least 13 people dead in Japan on Wednesday

Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato (3rd R) inspects contaminated water tanks at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on October 15, 2013

A golf course is submerged under water at Matsudo as Typhoon Wipha churn past Tokyo on October 16, 2013

Typhoon Man-yi Strikes Japan Killing 2

An overturned sightseeing boat is stuck by a bridge after the Katsura River was overflooded by torrential rains caused by a powerful typhoon in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Typhoon Man-yi made a landfall at Toyohashi in Aichi prefecture, Japan just before eight o’clock on Monday morning or 2300 GMT Sunday.

The typhoon brought strong winds, high waves and heavy rains, damaging houses and flooding parts of Kyoto.

Yura River and Katsura River in Kyoto were overflowed and the Togetsu Bridge was partially-submerged.

Two people were killed by the disaster.

The typhoon forced the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the typhoon has a sustained winds of up to 162 kilometres (100 miles) per hour.

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Cars are submerged in water as the area is flooded by torrential rains caused by a powerful typhoon in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

A man walks back from Enoshima beach as a typhoon approaches nearby in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

City officials look on a house destroyed by a strong wind caused by an approaching typhoon in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

People walk in a strong wind as a typhoon approaches in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Cars run through ocean waves as a typhoon approaches in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Guests at a Japanese inn are rescued by boat along a flooded road after tropical storm Man-yi, locally named Typhoon No.18, made landfall in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo

An aerial view shows the flooded Katsura river and the partially-submerged Togetsu bridge as tropical storm Man-yi, locally named Typhoon No.18, makes landfall in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo

An aerial view shows residential areas flooded by the Katsura river after tropical storm Man-yi, also known locally as Typhoon No.18, hit Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as the Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo

An aerial view shows residential areas flooded by the Yura river after tropical storm Man-yi, also known locally as Typhoon No.18, hit in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 16, 2013. Torrential rain hit western Japan on Monday morning as the Man-yi made landfall in the country’s central region, prompting the weather agency to warn of “unprecedented heavy rain” and urge people to take safety precautions. In Kyoto Prefecture, some 260,000 residents were ordered to evacuate, including about 81,000 in Fukuchiyama, Kyodo news reported. Mandatory Credit. REUTERS/Kyodo

A man watches waves break into anti-tsunami barriers after a storm in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture September 16, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said on Monday it released what was believed to be untainted rainwater around the storage tank areas into the ocean in order to avoid flooding near the tanks due to heavy rains by Typhoon Man-yi, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer

Big waves go over breakwater near anchored fishing boats in Fujisawa, near Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Powerful typhoon Man-yi was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

An overturned sightseeing boat is stuck by a bridge after the Katsura River was overflooded by torrential rains caused by a powerful typhoon in Kyoto, western Japan, Monday, Sept. 16, 2013. Typhoon Man-yi, one of the most powerful storms to lash Japan this season, was bearing down on Japan and went past Tokyo on Monday, leaving one dead and dumping torrential rains, damaging homes and flooding parts of the country’s popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate to shelters. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Tokyo Will Be Hosting 2020 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee is meeting in Buenos Aires to decide whether to award the 2020 Olympic Games to Madrid, Istanbul or Tokyo.

Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympics!

Madrid and Istanbul lost in the Saturday’s voting by the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires.

Turkey is in a bad situation with the troubled Syria as its neighbour.

Anyway Tokyo has not yet solved the radiation leaking after the Fukushima Nuclear Plant’s explosion on March 11, 2011.

So, Japan’s Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe promised an effective cleanup.

Congratulations to Japan for winning the vote for hosting the 2020 Olympics!

Richard Silvers’s Mind-Bending Wonders Of The World’s Photos

Machu Picchu, Peru (Photo by Richard Silver)

Richard Silver’s photos of the world’s biggest sights are special because he uses artistic visual constructions like the combinations of sharpness and blur.

He wrote that, “By employing techniques such as Tilt Shift, HDR, Vertical Panoramas and Time Slice, this allows me to grow as a photographer while exposing our everyday world in an altered visual context.”

Silver says:

“People always ask me, How do I make people look so small or why do I make people look so small? Simple, WE ARE. In the big picture we are just a small blip of what the world truly is. I enjoy the power I have to change the perspective of the way people look at the world and maybe at themselves.”

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Waikiki Beach, Hawaii (Photo by Richard Silver)

World Trade Center Memorial (Photo by Richard Silver)

Easter Island (Photo by Richard Silver)

Hagia Sophia (Photo by Richard Silver)

Coliseum, Rome (Photo by Richard Silver)

Brooklyn Bridge (Photo by Richard Silver)

Atlas Mountains (Photo by Richard Silver)

Balloon fiesta, New Mexico (Photo by Richard Silver)

Reykjavik (Photo by Richard Silver)

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro (Photo by Richard Silver)

Machu Picchu, Peru (Photo by Richard Silver)

Teotihuacan (Photo by Richard Silver)

Tokyo (Photo by Richard Silver)

Taj Mahal (Photo by Richard Silver)

Photos Of Beautiful Blooming Cherry Blossoms

Cars pass next to cherry blossom trees in bloom at Scott Circle in downtown Wastington.

Cherry blossoms are very, very beautiful and a park full of blooming cherry blossoms is a perfect picture of spring.

Below are more photos of the beautiful cherry blossoms that come to bloom this spring …

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom are seen in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL)

Cherry blossoms bloom at night in front of the Washington Monument.

Cherry blossom trees bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Women look up at illuminated cherry blossoms in full bloom along the Chidorigafuchi moats in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: SOCIETY)

People walk under cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington, April 7, 2013. Washington’s celebrated cherry trees, which have been slow to bloom in 2013 due to a colder-than-normal springtime, originated as a gift of friendship from the people of Japan in 1912. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

A woman holding a parasol looks at cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL)

A young girl walks among cherry blossom trees bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

The Japanese cherry blossom trees bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

A woman looks at cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL)

The Washington Monument is seen in the backdrop as tourist enjoy the cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms bloom near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington on April 8, 2013, after a colder than normal March and chilly April delayed the beggining of the season for the trees in the nation’s capital.

Cherry tree blossoms are seen near the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Cherry blossom trees are in bloom around the Tidal Basin, with the Jefferson Memorial in the background in Washington. Officials in Washington are going to be predicting this year’s peak bloom dates for the city’s famed cherry trees. This year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival is already planned for March 20 through April 14, but the National Park Service will be more specific about the predicted bloom dates on Monday. The average peak bloom date is April 4, but last year’s peak bloom date was March 20. The cherry blossoms draw about 1 million visitors each spring. This year marks the 101st anniversary of the gift of trees from Japan. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Cherry blossoms begin to open on the branches of the famous Yoshino Cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington.

A duck swims in the Chidorigafuchi moat covered with petals of cherry blossoms in Tokyo April 1, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during the spring season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Cherry blossoms bloom on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington.

Visitors walk under illuminated cherry blossoms in full bloom along the Chidorigafuchi moats in Tokyo March 22, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: SOCIETY)

Visitors ride a boat in the Chidorigafuchi moat covered with petals of cherry blossoms in Tokyo April 1, 2013. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during the spring season. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN – Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A nesting bird peeks out of a blooming Japanese Woshino cherry tree along the Tidal Basin in Washington.