NO! It can't be!

I got this note today from Telegraph staff writer Travis Fain, who is busy covering the Legislature in Atlanta this season.
"The blossoms are really starting to pop up here. There are several trees near my apartment on the top end perimeter and along my drive down I-85 into downtown Atlanta. I'd say these trees are a couple of days away from their peak - significantly further along than the pic. up on your blog right now."
What? The blossoms can't be doing better in Atlanta than in Macon! Isn't Macon supposed to be the Cherry Blossom Capital of the World?
That's all right. They can have their early smattering of blossoms because I'm sure they won't look anything like ours do when they hit full bloom next week.