Bad cherry timing: Weird winter watch #1

The cherry trees are already beginning to bud out on the Mall, according to eyewitness reports. Presumably because of the freakishly warm weather.

Meanwhile, I don't see any freezing predicted in DC in the near future, which means that we may actually see cherry blossoms in January. I am pretty sure this is the eighth sign of the apocalypse. A pretty one, but a sign nonetheless.