Mild weather is starting to speed up the development of D.C.’s famed cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin. On Sunday, the National Park Service said that the blossom buds reached their second stage: florets visible.

The first stage of the cherry blossom's peak bloom is the green bud stage, which usually happens about 20 days before the peak. Once stage one occurs, each stage happens about every three to five days. The final stage signals peak bloom, when 70% of the Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin are in full flower.

Delicate flowerBursting forth, hello springtimeJoy in pink and white Spring is synonymous with cherry blossom season in D.C. Within weeks, cherry trees across the region will overflow with thousands of small pink and white blooms.