First Kenwood cherry blossoms (Photos)

The buds that were opening on Friday were blooming on Saturday, as the first crowds began to descend on the picturesque Kenwood neighborhood off of River Road in Bethesda. No street parking is allowed in the neighborhood where No Parking signs are posted. No climbing on the trees is allowed, either.

As you take this virtual tour of suburbia in bloom, here's my public service announcement for the day: Remember that some Montgomery County Councilmembers, some on the Montgomery County Planning Board, and some development firms are attempting to disingenuously redefine the character of the area around Kenwood as "urban". Really?

Keep that in mind as you take this photo tour. Does this look like an urban area to you? The fact is that Kenwood, Springfield, Green Acres, Sumner and other neighborhoods that surround the commercial-industrial area along River Road and Westbard Avenue, are squarely suburban, residential neighborhoods. Let's keep them that way.

Bonus: a Chevrolet Volt

Yep, just like I promised
you the other day - an
actual lemonade stand

One of the grand entrances
to Kenwood, showing some
of the work of the
Kenwood Garden Club

CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN BETHESDA (PHOTO GALLERY)

Why go downtown, when Bethesda has its own cherry blossoms? Here are some photos of the trees at their peak this weekend in the Kenwood neighborhood, off of River Road. Late last week, and over the weekend, crowds of people walked the Capital Crescent Trail over to Kenwood from downtown Bethesda. Others enjoyed a pleasant drive under the white canopy along Brookside Drive and Dorset Avenue. Click on the photos to enlarge for greater detail: