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Photos: DC area gets spring fever 鈥� in February

February 23, 2017, 4:30 PM

WASHINGTON 鈥� Sun? Check. Blue skies? Check. A 79-year-old who really knows how to get comfy and soak up the sun? Check. With abundant sunshine and temperatures soaring into the 70s, 麻豆官网 reporter Kristi King gets the tough assignment of seeing how some in the D.C. area were enjoying a nearly perfect February day.

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"This weather is amazing," said Frank Allman, 79, of Mt. Vernon. He's taking advantage of it now ahead of an expected cool-down this weekend. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
“This weather is amazing,” said Frank Allman, 79, of Mt. Vernon. He’s taking advantage of it now ahead of an expected cool-down this weekend. And, yes, that’s a 麻豆官网 ice scraper in his hand. A parting gift from 麻豆官网 reporter Kristi King. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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Audrey Barnes, public information officer for Laurel, Md., sent along this beauty via Twitter Friday morning. (Audrey Barnes/Twitter)
Audrey Barnes/Twitter
Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
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Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
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Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
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Deyna Jarrett sent this one in via Twitter of the blooms at Monacacy Aqueduct in Frederick, Maryland. (Deyna Jarrett/Twitter)
Deyna Jarrett/Twitter
Carla Teixeria, of Belle View, appreciates the unseasonable weather; she said she misses the warmth of Brazil. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Carla Teixeria, of Belle View, appreciates the unseasonable weather; she said she misses the warmth of Brazil. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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Danielle and Patrick Lamartin, of Alexandria, are happy to get 11-week Gigi out of house. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Danielle and Patrick Lamartin, of Alexandria, are happy to get 11-week Gigi out of house. They walked a few blocks from their home to Faccia Luna in Alexandria. Patrick noted that while this is fantastic weather for February, it also would be in April and May, too. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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A confused tree blooms along the Potomac River in Belle Haven Park in Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
A confused tree blooms along the Potomac River in Belle Haven Park in Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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Extending his walking poles, hiker Steve Melians, of Mt. Vernon, is training for a four-month hike. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Extending his walking poles, hiker Steve Melians, of Mt. Vernon, is training for a four-month hike along the Appalachian Trail. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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Ned Stone, of Fort Hunt, Virginia, volunteers with the Friends of Dyke Marsh. He's prepping for a day of invasive plant removal. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Ned Stone, of Fort Hunt, Virginia, a board member聽with the Friends of Dyke Marsh, is prepping for a day of invasive plant removal. He said cold weather is actually better in the marsh for this task, because it’s easier to see what you’re looking for when other plants aren’t growing. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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Kicker Haiku Geneme, a nursing student, is happy to get a break from the books with friend Goitom Habtaeb, from of Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Kicker Haiku Geneme, a nursing student, is happy to get a break from the books with friend Goitom Habtaeb, also of Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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"We missed this weather the past few months," said Goitom Habtaeb, of Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
“We missed this weather the past few months,” said Goitom Habtaeb, of Alexandria. Note, the man relaxing with a book on the picnic table. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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(麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Grandparents Julio and Yolanda Gonzalez, of Beacon Hill, enjoy a stroll with 2-year-old Isabella. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Grandparents Julio and Yolanda Gonzalez, of Beacon Hill, enjoy a stroll with 2-year-old Isabella. He can’t believe the warm weather today considering it should be in the 40s, he said. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
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"This weather is amazing," said Frank Allman, 79, of Mt. Vernon. He's taking advantage of it now ahead of an expected cool-down this weekend. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
Trees already in blossom in Northwest D.C. (麻豆官网/Ginger Whitaker)
Carla Teixeria, of Belle View, appreciates the unseasonable weather; she said she misses the warmth of Brazil. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Danielle and Patrick Lamartin, of Alexandria, are happy to get 11-week Gigi out of house. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
A confused tree blooms along the Potomac River in Belle Haven Park in Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Extending his walking poles, hiker Steve Melians, of Mt. Vernon, is training for a four-month hike. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Ned Stone, of Fort Hunt, Virginia, volunteers with the Friends of Dyke Marsh. He's prepping for a day of invasive plant removal. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Kicker Haiku Geneme, a nursing student, is happy to get a break from the books with friend Goitom Habtaeb, from of Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
"We missed this weather the past few months," said Goitom Habtaeb, of Alexandria. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)
Grandparents Julio and Yolanda Gonzalez, of Beacon Hill, enjoy a stroll with 2-year-old Isabella. (麻豆官网/Kristi King)

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